North Moccasin

The North Moccasin is a gold 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: North Moccasin  

State:  Montana

County:  Fergus

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 47.25, -109.58333

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North Moccasin MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: North Moccasin


Commodity

Primary: Gold


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: Producer
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

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Production): EST. PROD. FROM 1903-1904 FOR THE DISTRICT WAS $9,000,000 IN AU

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


References

Reference (Deposit): BLIXT, J.E., 1933, GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE NORTH MOCCASIN MTNS., FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEM. 8

Reference (Deposit): SEE ALSO CRIB RECORD DC09782

Reference (Production): BLIXT, 1933, MONT. MEM. 8


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.