Green Mountain Mine

The Green Mountain Mine is a gold mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,481 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: Green Mountain Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Sanders

Elevation: 3,481 Feet (1,061 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 47.2672, -114.40500

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Green Mountain Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Green Mountain Mine
Secondary: Drake Mine
Secondary: See Lucky Strike - 0300890034
Secondary: Dixon
Secondary: Mayflower Lode - MS No. 10911
Secondary: Green Mountain Copper Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Platinum


Location

State: Montana
County: Sanders


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

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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

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References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES WAR MINERALS REPORT 236, 1944, 6 P.

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 20, 1940, P. 99.

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 31, 1949, P. 90.

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 34, 1963.

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 95, 1975.


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.