York

The York is a gold mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: York
Secondary: Cabin
Secondary: Bar Gulch

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: York

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1993
Mined: 404345.250 g
Material type: Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Deposit Type: Sediment-hosted, disseminated Au
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1864
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Sediment-hosted Au

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): A geologic resource of more than 7,000,000 oz Au occurs in stratiform potassic reefs in the Proterozoic Greyson Fm. Reefs (mineralized stratigraphic horizons) average 0.01 to 0.015 oz Au/ton and extend for miles.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reported resource is a reserve for the Cabin-Bar Gulch area. Location coordinates at the Cabin area.

References

Reference (Production): Pardee, J.T. and Schrader, F.C., 1933, Metalliferous deposits of the greater Helena mining region, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 842, 318 p.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): Foster and Childs, 1993

Reference (Reserve-Resource): Thorson and others, 1999

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.