Wanda Placer Claim

The Wanda Placer Claim is a niobium (columbium), tantalum, thorium, and uranium mine located in Granite county, Montana.

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: Wanda Placer Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation:

Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Thorium, Uranium

Lat, Long: 46.19167, -113.74722

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Wanda Placer Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wanda Placer Claim


Commodity

Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Tantalum
Primary: Thorium
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Anaconda Range Area


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


Ownership

Owner Name: Joseph T. And Ivy L. Abbey, Et. Al

Owner Name: Western Fluorite Mining Co., Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Idaho Batholith

Type: L
Description: Granitic Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: X-RAY SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS: NB, TA, TH, U - EACH IS LESS THAN 0.05%


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): PIT DUG TO DEPTH OF 2 FT.

Comment (Geology): THERE ARE VARYING AMOUNTS OF RADIOACTIVE BLACK SANDS DISTRIBUTED IRREGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL

Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE - 25 POUNDS OF MATERIAL DUG FROM THE DISCOVERY PIT.

Comment (Location): LAT LONG ARE CENTRAL FOR AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1974)


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 6365, P. 22-3

Reference (Deposit): 1958 DIREXPL USFS

Reference (Deposit): 1960 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.