M & B Placer

Past Producer in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10149120
MAS/MILS ID 0300570943
Record type Site
Current site name M & B Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.04836, 45.3196 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Alder(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ruby(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006 S 004 W 14 NWNWNW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.04836, 45.3196

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner R. W. Lease / Montex Industries
    ID 2401790
    Home office Montana
    Year 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INFORMATION REPORT NUMBER 2401790

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-SEP-1987 Spear, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/20/1985
MSHA mine ID2401790
Mine name (MSHA)M & B Placer
Current operatorMontex Industries
Current controller (parent)Lease R Wayne
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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