G & G Nos 6 and 8

The G & G Nos 6 and 8 is a thorium mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,201 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

Name: G & G Nos 6 and 8  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)

Commodity: Thorium

Lat, Long: 44.92806, -113.37361

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G & G Nos 6 and 8 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: G & G Nos 6 and 8
Secondary: Staatz Loc. No. 89


Commodity

Primary: Thorium


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Lemhi Pass


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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ANALYSIS RANGED FROM .65 TO 1.72 PERCENT OF THORITE.


Materials

Ore: Thorite
Gangue: Microcline
Gangue: Goethite
Gangue: Specularite


Comments

Comment (Location): VEIN LOCATED ACROSS AND ON BOTH SIDES OF TRAPPER CREEK.

Comment (Geology): VEIN LOCATED DIRECTLY BETWEEN DAN PATCH AND BULL MOOSE FAULTS.

Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M. H., 1972 , GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF TH-BEARING VEINS IN LEMHI PASS QUAD., IDA. & MONT., USGS 1351

Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, BULL 135


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.