Golden Surprise Claim

The Golden Surprise Claim is a gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,480 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: Golden Surprise Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 6,480 Feet (1,975 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.83056, -112.51944

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Golden Surprise Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Surprise Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Highland District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Kansas-Montana Min. Co.
Years: 1950 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Highland Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 70.600000+-3.500000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 70.600000+-3.500000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): 2000 FT S 15 E OF UPPER BASIR CR. RES. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Development): ONLY KNOWN PRODUCER OF A PATENTED CLAIMS OWNED BY KAN-MT MIN. CO. (1950)

Comment (Deposit): LISTED IN MIN RES US AS PRODUCING IN 1911 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 32, PL 5

Reference (Deposit): MIN RES US, 1911


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.