Rumsey Tailings

The Rumsey Tailings is a gold and silver mine located in Granite 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: Rumsey Tailings  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.29167, -113.24722

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Rumsey Tailings MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rumsey Tailings


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Silica


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Dick Tunstill
Home Office: Box 434, Philipsburg, Mt. 59858

Owner Name: Lindy Fortunati
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt. 59711


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): N SIDE OF FRED BURR CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 58, P. 17.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 82, P. 9.


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.