The Ding Bat is a mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,260 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
Elevation: 6,260 Feet (1,908 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.3769, -112.58360
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Ding Bat MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ding Bat
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Zosell
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): GRADES ARE FROM AN ASSAY OF A GRAB SAMPLE HE EMERY MINE DUMP. TONNAGES ARE ESTIMATES OF INVESTIGATOR
References
Reference (Deposit): RUPPEL,1961,MAP MF-174
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTSON,1953,MBMG MEM.34,P.22
Reference (Deposit): MCCLERNAN,1976,MBMG BULL.98,P.19-22
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.
