The Highland View Claim is a gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.80833, -112.47361
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Highland View Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Highland View Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Talc-Soapstone
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Highland (Fish Creek) District
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/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: W. F. Stratton
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1931
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Highland Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Margin Of Boulder Batholith
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone, Igneous Intrusives
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Brecciation, Gouge, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): CLAIM EXTENDS 600 FT DIAGONALLY FROM SW TO NE.
Comment (Workings): 55-FT VERTICAL SHAFT, 200-FT ADIT, PLUS SEVERAL PITS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS ALONG THE SW TO NE-TRENDING CONTACT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 0.5 OZ AU PER TON IN SOME PITS
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE FOLLOWS DIORITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 32, P. 47.
Reference (Deposit): NEWCOMB, R. C., 1941, BRECCIA ORE BODY OF HIGHLAND MINE: ECON. GEOL., V. 36, NO. 2, P. 185-198.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 07-09-1963
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.
