The Shovel Claim is a chromium mine located in Carbon county, Montana at an elevation of 9,199 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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 45.0433, -109.44140
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Shovel Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shovel Claim
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Montana
County: Carbon
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY - MPF DATA FILED UNDER 0300090003.
References
Reference (Deposit): MCHUGH, E., 1994, MLA REPORT IN PREPARATION.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 18, 1937, P. 29.
Reference (Deposit): NO. 115.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1391-F, 1979, P. 106,
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 4369, 1948, P. 12.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 945-F, 1946, P. 180.
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.
