South Moccasin

The South Moccasin is a gold, silver, and fluorine-fluorite mine located in Fergus county, Montana.

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

Name: South Moccasin  

State:  Montana

County:  Fergus

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite

Lat, Long: 47.16667, -109.58333

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Satelite image of the South Moccasin

South Moccasin MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: South Moccasin


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: Montana
County: Fergus


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): LAT. AND LONG. ARE GENERAL FOR AREA


References

Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U.M., 1962, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 28, P. 30-3


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.