Geologist

The Geologist is a lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 9,400 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: Geologist

Commodity

Primary: Lead

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Hecla District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining 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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): Political location in record is Beaverhead county. However, original lat/long plots 6 km inside adjacent Madison county. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 45-36-22N 112-36-22W (45.6061 -112.6061); UTM N5051322 E374752 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 003 S, RNG 011 W, Sect 03, Sect_fract . PLSS coordinates are in Beaverhead county, 20 minutes west of the original lat/long. The reporter likely mis-typed the the longitude minutes as 36 instead of 56. The latitude minutes is 36, the likely source of the error. Extensive workings are visible in Google Earth at -112 56, so lat/long was adjusted 20 minutes west to agree with the PLSS location.

References

Reference (Deposit): HECLA MINING DISTRICT, BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA:

Reference (Deposit): KARLSTROM, T.N.V., 1948, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GOELOGY MEMOIR NO. 25, 87 P.

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.