The Franklin and Sam Gaty is a mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 3,924 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: 3,924 Feet (1,196 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.6392, -112.07280
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Franklin and Sam Gaty MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Franklin and Sam Gaty
Secondary: Franklin
Secondary: Sam Gaty
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Scratchgravel
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Ankerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Environmental Factors): THERE WERE NO ADIT DISCHARGES, SEEPS, SPRINGS, OR STREAMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE. A GRATE PLACED OVER THE SHAFT DISALLOWED SAMPLING OF GROUNDWATER. ONE CAVING SHAFT WAS LOCATED ON-SITE. THE MAJORITY OF THE SITE WAS ENCLOSED BY BARBED WIRE FENCES AND LOCATED GATES. CN HEAP LEACH MATERIAL - THE CONCENTRATION OF CYANIDE IN THE MATERIAL WAS MEASURED AT 0.366 MG/KG.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): GRADES ARE FROM 701, AVERAGE OF 10 UNDERGROUND ASSAYS. TONNAGES ESTIMATED BY INVESTIGATOR
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG FILE DATA,UNPUB.,COPY TOO DIM TO REPRODUCE
Reference (Deposit): KNOPF,1963,USGS MAP I-381
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPT. OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-148.
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE AND SCHRADER,1933 USGS BULL.842,P.41-42
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.
