The Gray Goose is a thorium mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium
Lat, Long: 44.86944, -112.93056
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Gray Goose MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gray Goose
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Deer Creek
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES CALCULATED RANGED .01 TO .2 PERCENT THORITE.
Materials
Ore: Thorite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Anthophyllite
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS AND TRENCHES
Comment (Location): LOCATED OVER THE DIVIDE AT THE WEST END OF BELL CANYON.
References
Reference (Deposit): TRITES, A. F., TOOKER, E. W., 1953 , URANIUM AND THORIUM DEPOSITS IN EAST-CENTRAL IDAHO AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA, USGS BULL 988-H.
Reference (Deposit): GEACH, R. D., 1972 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, BEAVERHEAD CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL 85 .
Reference (Deposit): 1953 GEOLMAP TRITES & TOOKER, BULL 988-H
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE MONT. BUR. OF MINES & GEO., BULL 85
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.
