Valley View Mine No. 4

The Valley View Mine No. 4 is a silver mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 7,441 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: Valley View Mine No. 4  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation: 7,441 Feet (2,268 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 46.30028, -112.98000

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Satelite image of the Valley View Mine No. 4

Valley View Mine No. 4 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Valley View Mine No. 4


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Racetrack (Danielsville) 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Valley View Mining Co. Earl A Foster Lois E Foster, Ar Wiese


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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: Mount Powell Batholith

Type: L
Description: Racetrack Pluton


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1967)

Comment (Development): PRODUCTION DATA FROM OWNER 1980.

Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT, SEVERAL TRENCHES

Comment (Deposit): TOTAL DISTURBED AREA IS 3 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): FS FIELD REPORT


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.