Montana

The Montana is a gold mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,601 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Montana
Secondary: Heagen
Secondary: Elkhorn (Heagen)
Secondary: Birdseye
Secondary: Gold Hill
Secondary: Park

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Elkhorn Mining District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Wb And Grace Crenshaw
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Boulder, Mt
Info Year: 1977

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Skarn Au
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1906
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Au

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Structure: Extensive Folding Axis N-S With Prevailing Eastward Dip.

Type: R
Structure: Boulder Batholith

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULLETIN-16

Reference (Deposit): BEING ACTIVELY DEVELOPED BY W. CRENSHAW WHO SANK 35'SHAFT,

Reference (Deposit): JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.