Jake Creek Nickel Deposit

The Jake Creek Nickel Deposit is a nickel mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,441 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

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Site Name

Primary: Jake Creek Nickel Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Nickel

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead

Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): Political location in record is Beaverhead county. However, original lat/long plots in Silver Bow county, at the Butte Airport. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 45-57-44N 112-29-37W (45.9622 -112.4936); UTM N5090716 E384264 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 010 S, RNG 007 W, Sect 17, Sect_fract . The mining at Butte is on the north side of town, opposite the airport. Also, the PLSS coordinates translate to the same longitude, but one degree south. The reporter likely mistyped the latitude, so it was decreased by one degree to 44.9622. Also, GEONAMES finds Jake Canyon Creek very close to this location. The new point falls on an unnamed southern tributary of Jake Canyon Creek, about 500m south of the Silver Queen Mine symbol on the USGS topo sheet.

References

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL PROPERTY FILE

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.