Jack Rabbit Mine

The Jack Rabbit Mine is a lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 6,319 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: Jack Rabbit Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Beaverhead

Elevation: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 45.2858, -112.85890

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Jack Rabbit Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jack Rabbit Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta District


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: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: W. H. Graeter
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG UNPUBLISHED FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL. 6, 1931, P. 76-77.

Reference (Deposit): NAMED MINE ON 7.5' QUAD.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL. 85, P. 58.


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.