Ranger Mine

The Ranger Mine is a mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,051 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: Ranger Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 8,051 Feet (2,454 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 45.37167, -113.67250

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Ranger Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ranger Mine
Secondary: Slag-A-Melt Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Beaverhead Range


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): WRONG LOCATION ON JUMBO MTN QUAD. GEODETIC FIGURES-

Comment (Development): HISTORY OF MINE IS NOT KNOWN. IT WAS LAST WORKED IN 1930'S ACTIVE 1981, 82 ; ECON.COM: HIGH ALTITUDE, POOR ROAD

Comment (Deposit): 3 TO 4 FT. WIDE VEIN OUTCROPS BETWEEN ADITS, AND DIPS 55 SW. DUMP MATERIAL SHOWS DISSEMINATED MINERALS, AND PAPER-THIN MOLYBDENITE SEAMS.

Comment (Workings): A LOWER ADIT TRENDING N25W, AND AN UPPER ADIT, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET HIGHER, TRENDING N55W.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 40

Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8


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.