R and M Claims

The R and M Claims is a uranium mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 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: R and M Claims  

State:  Montana

County:  Madison

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 45.64667, -112.54306

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R and M Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: R and M Claims


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Melrose (Camp Creek) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Rowell, R.F., And Mclaughlin, E.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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: LENS OR CHIMNEY


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fractures, West Limb Of Nw Trending Anticline


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation Brecciation


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): GEIGER-MUELLER COUNTER READINGS OF LENS WERE TWICE BACKGROUND. ; GEOL.DESC: IN LENS OR CHIMNEY 3 X 25 FT., BRECCIATED.

Comment (Deposit): CHIP SAMPLES OF LENS CONTAIN 0.025 PERCENT EQUIVALENT URANIUM AND 0.035 PERCENT URANIUM. URANIUM MAY BE PRESENT IN A SECONDARY MINERAL. A PRIMARY URANIFEROUS DEPOSIT MAY OCCUR BENEATH OXIDIZED ZONE.

Comment (Commodity): UNIDENTIFIED MINERAL

Comment (Workings): BULLDOZER CUT, 125 FT LONG, 7 FT DEEP.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 988-H, 1953, P. 183.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-18-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1953 RECON TRITES, A.F., TOOKER, E.W., U.S.G.S., BULL. 988-

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, AP, JR, ET AL, 1962, USGS MAP MR-21, P. 13.


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.