Little Daisy Mine

The Little Daisy Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,099 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: Little Daisy Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.68611, -112.49583

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Little Daisy Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Daisy Mine
Secondary: Includes Little Daisy
Secondary: Orient
Secondary: Maggie
Secondary: Alice Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Ophir 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: J. W. Allen

Owner Name: Fred Valiton
Home Office: Deer Lodge, Mt.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1889
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Antimony
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 3 OR MORE VEINS, DAISY-VEIN DESCRIBED ABOVE. ORIENT VEIN TRENDS EAST, DIPS 60 NNW AND IS 4-8 FT. WIDE.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: JULY, 1889

Comment (Location): 14.8 KM NNW OF ELLISTON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Comment (Production): $3000 IN AG-AU ORE WITH SOME PB. $40/TON FOR ORE

Comment (Workings): 100 FT. TUNNEL


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 33.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 30.


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.