Minnie Gaffney Mine

Prospect in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124012
MAS/MILS ID 0300010424
Record type Site
Current site name Minnie Gaffney Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.92779, 45.59049 (WGS84)
Elevation 2657
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Tahepia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Hole(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003 S 011 W 11 SW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.92779, 45.59049

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 25, 1948, P. 74.

  • Deposit

    MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 85, 1972, P. 111, 115.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-94 Hughes, Curt A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references