The Beal is a gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Beal MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Beal
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Pegasus Gold Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1987
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Hydrometallurgy Unspecified
Year First Production: 1988
Year Last Production: 1997
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
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): Original county name was Deer Lodge. Howerver original lat/long plotted in Jefferson county. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 45-57-25N 111-53-30W (45.9569 -111.8917); UTM N5089432 E430900 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 002 N, RNG 010 W, Sect 06, Sect_fract E2. This well known mining district is located exactly 1 degree west of the original coordinates, so the longitude was changed by one degree to 112.8917W and the county name was changed to Silver Bow.
Comment (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH PEGASUS CO. ON 2/5/87 CONFIRMED THE STATUS OF THE BEAL PROPERTY.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): HEAP LEACH OPERATION. EXPECTED START OF PROD. 3RD QTR. 1988. EXPECTED ANNUAL PROD. LEVEL OF 34,000 OZ. 1988 RESERVE= 642,600 CONT. OZ. 1989 PROD. 37,200 OZ.AU FROM 1,179,000 MT ORE LEACHED. 1989 RESERVE = 562,000 OZ. CONT. AU. PROPERTY WILL NOT BE EVALUATED FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY.
Comment (Environmental Factors): ANIMAL CONTROLS INCLUDE BIRD NET OVER BARREN POND, ELECTRIC FENCE AROUND HEAP, CHAIN LINK FENCE AROUND ENTIRE MINE, AND COYOTE GUNS. RECLAMATION WILL INCLUDE FLUSHING HEAP, NEUTRALIZING WITH LIME, CAPPING, AND ADDING TOPSOIL, THEN PLANTING VEGETATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): PEGASUS ANNUAL REPORT, 1985.
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.
