The Mcdonald Claim is a lead and silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.29167, -112.89028
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Mcdonald Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcdonald Claim
Secondary: Colin Mcdonald Property
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Donald Mcdonald
Years: 1934 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1931
Year Last Production: 1934
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POCKETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): 1000 FT SO. OF LEGAL TENDER MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES CONFIDENTIAL.
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS, PARTLY OPEN IN 1972.
References
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 85.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 59.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 6, P. 63.
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.
