Blue Jay Placer

The Blue Jay Placer is a gold mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 6,079 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: Blue Jay Placer  

State:  Montana

County:  Lewis and Clark

Elevation: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.90278, -112.48306

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Blue Jay Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Jay Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Gould-Stemple District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Charles H. Penland


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1934
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE ANDESITIC LAVA FLOW FURTHER UP MT. STEMPLE DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE CLAIM.

Comment (Commodity): NO GOLD WAS FOUND BY MINERAL EXAMINER

Comment (Workings): ONE TWO-ROOM LOG CABIN ON THE CLAIM. A SLUICE BOX HAD BEEN BUILT ALSO. THE OPEN CUT WAS MADE ON THE CREEK BANK.


References

Reference (Deposit): 1935 DIREXPL USF

Reference (Deposit): FS FILES


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.