Golden Anchor

The Golden Anchor is a gold mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,959 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: Golden Anchor  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation: 6,959 Feet (2,121 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.4775, -112.41220

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Golden Anchor MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Anchor


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Elliston District


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: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Chickadee Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1990


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe
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: Tourmaline
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MATRIX 1 GRADES FROM REC 701, AVERAGE OF UNDERGROUND ASSAYS. MATRIX 2 GRADES FROM REC 705, AVERAGE OF PROD STATS. TONNAGES ARE INVESTIGATORS ESTIMATES.


References

Reference (Deposit): YOUNG ETAL,1962,MBMG BULL 30,P 33

Reference (Deposit): DMEA MAP,UNPUB USBM MPF FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): MBMG, 236, 1990, PP. 10, 11.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG, 223, 1989, P12.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG, 206, 1988, P7.

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 129, 1991,

Reference (Deposit): MCCLERNAN, 1976, MBMG BULL 98, P7-10,47.

Reference (Deposit): KNOPF,1913,USGS.BULL.527,P.79

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE AND SCHRADER,1933,USGS BULL.842,P.265

Reference (Deposit): RUPPEL,1963,USGS BULL.1151,PL.1


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.