Grasshopper Mine

The Grasshopper Mine is a gold mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,562 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: Grasshopper Mine
Secondary: Grasshopper Placer, No.1 & No.2
Secondary: Grass Hopper Claims 1 & 2
Secondary: Grasshopper Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

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

Type: Unknown

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: R. A Hanson Mining Co
Company ID: 2401714
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1983

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Alluvial Mining
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): PROPERTY LISTING INCLUDES: A) GRASSHOPPER PLACER/N450807-W1125631:T8S R11W SEC15 SUB SENWSW, (WAS MAS SEQ #0300010117). B) GRASS HOPPER CLAIMS NO 1/N450906-W1125722:T8S R11W SEC 09 SUB C, (WAS MAS SEQ #0300010098). C) GRASSHOPPER PLACER CLAIMS 1 & 2/N450630-W1125116:T8S R10W SEC 29 SUB C, (WAS MAS SEQ #0300010373). MSHA.DBF/RESP_ID, 1995 DOES NOT LIST #2401714, HOWEVER A # 2470070 IS LISTED FOR A "GRASSHOPPR"/COMPANY OF RODGERS GOODARD.

Comment (Ownership): ADDRESS OF OWNER: P.O. BOX 7310 SPOKANE, WASH.

References

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEN. 15, 1935, P 4.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANT BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 111, DIRECTORY

Reference (Deposit): OF MINING ENTERPRISES, FOR 1979.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 100, 1976,

Reference (Deposit): PP 3, 27.

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.