Fraser Placer

The Fraser Placer is a lead, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,119 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: Fraser Placer  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 6,119 Feet (1,865 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 45.79667, -113.03306

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Fraser Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fraser Placer


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Pioneer Mountains Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1950
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): SAMPLES (5) FROM PIT NO. 1 - RECOVERED SOME BLACK SAND BUT NO COLORS OF GOLD.

Comment (Geology): VEINS IN THIS REGION GENERALLY STRIKE NORTH AND DIP STEEPLY TO THE WEST.

Comment (Location): CENTER NE/4

Comment (Workings): ON CLAIM: OLD LOG CABIN - 18 FT. BY 15 FT.; HOG OUTHOUSE - 5 FT. BY 5 FT.; SHINGLE TOOL SHED - 7 FT. X 8 FT.; TIMBER BRIDGE - UNDER CONSTRUCTION; NO. 1 PIT - 3 1/2 FT. BY 10 FT. BY 6 FT. DEEP; NO. 2 PIT - 5 FT. IN DIAMETER BY 3 FT. DEEP (CAVED).


References

Reference (Deposit): 1952 DIREXPL USFS


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.