Racetrack Creek

The Racetrack Creek is a mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 8,163 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: Racetrack Creek  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 8,163 Feet (2,488 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 46.3019, -113.10310

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Satelite image of the Racetrack Creek

Racetrack Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Racetrack Creek
Secondary: Searchlight, Bismarck
Secondary: American Eagle, Rainbow


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Racetrack


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1950
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TONNAGE ESTIMATE-8 MILLION METER-IC TONS SUGGESTED MINING METHOD- UNDERGROUND


References

Reference (Deposit): PROF. WILLIAM VAN METRE OF THE MONT TECH MINING DEPT.

Reference (Deposit): USEFUL MINERALS OF THE U.S. BY SCHRADER,STONE,SANFORD USGS

Reference (Deposit): GRANITE COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS


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.