Unknown Shaft & Pit

The Unknown Shaft & Pit is a lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,520 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: Unknown Shaft & Pit  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 7,520 Feet (2,292 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 45.5264, -113.83000

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Unknown Shaft & Pit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown Shaft & Pit


Commodity

Primary: Lead


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead


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: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: 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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): Political location in record is Beaverhead county, Montana. However, lat/long plots 2.7 km inside adjacent Lemhi county, Idaho. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 45-31-35N 113-52-8W (45.5264 -113.8689); UTM N5045214 E275962 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 003 S, RNG 018 W, Sect 33, Sect_fract SWNWSE. PLSS coordinates translate to 45.527 -113.83, about 2 minutes due east and in Beaverhead county. So the longitude was changed to agree with the PLSS coordinates and county name. Datum was changed to WGS84 because it resulted in a location more consistent with the rest of the evidence.


References

Reference (Deposit): TWO PROSPECT SYMBOLS ON BIG HOLE PASS QUAD.


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.