Hidden Hand

The Hidden Hand is a gold mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,161 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: Hidden Hand  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation: 6,161 Feet (1,878 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.3889, -112.58140

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Hidden Hand MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hidden Hand
Secondary: Lower Hidden Hand
Secondary: Baggs Creek


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Emery (Zosell) 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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Gulf Mineral Resources Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1977

Owner Name: Freeport-Mcmoran Gold Co.
Home Office: Louisiana
Info Year: 1998
Years: 1987 - 1989

Owner Name: Hecla
Info Year: 1998
Years: 1990 - 1991

Owner Name: Pegasus
Info Year: 1998
Years: 1991 -

Owner Name: Hiko Bell Mining And Oil Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1998

Owner Name: USMX, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1998
Years: 1989 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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

Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Bournonite
Unknown: Cerussite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): GRADES IN MATRIX 1 ARE FROM AN ASSAY OF GRAB SAMPLE FROM EME GRADES IN MATRIX 2 ARE FROM 701, AVERAGES OF PRODUCTION STATI TONNAGES ARE ESTIMATES OF INVESTIGATOR

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RECORD 1: GRADES ARE FROM ASSAY OF GRAB SAMPLE OF EMERY. RECORD 2: GRADES ARE FROM 701 AVG OF PROD. TONNAGES ARE ESTIMATES OF INVESTIGATOR, SEE BACKUP FILES.


References

Reference (Deposit): RUPPEL,1961,USGS MAP MF-174

Reference (Deposit): YOUNG,ETAL,1962,MBMG BULL.30,P.34

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE AND SCHRADER,1933,USGS BULL.842,P.280-281

Reference (Deposit): MCCLERNAN,1976,MBMG BULL.98,P.23,59

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTSON,1953,MBMG MEM.34,P.16, PL 5B


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.