Stonewall No. 6 Placer

The Stonewall No. 6 Placer is a mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 5,600 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: Stonewall No. 6 Placer  

State:  Montana

County:  Lewis and Clark

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.0325, -112.72417

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Stonewall No. 6 Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Stonewall No. 6 Placer


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Stonewall Mining District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: John M. Morris


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1933
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: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT AU - 11.27 MGS/CUBIC YARD


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): SINCE LOCATION DATE CLAIM HAS BEEN OWNED BY MR. T. P. HARGIS AND LASTLY JOHN M. MORRIS

Comment (Workings): NO IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE


References

Reference (Deposit): 1935 DIREXPL USFS

Reference (Deposit): 1957 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.