| Deposit ID | 10245364 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026526 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010386 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ermont No 2 Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | W Ermont, Ermont Group, West Ermont Group |
| Related records | 10089450 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.91509, 45.2657 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1954 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ermont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006 S | 011 W | 35 | SWNWSE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.91509, 45.2657 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1927 |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| District name | Ermont/Argenta |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wellborn Family |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1998 |
| First year | 1983 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010386 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026526 | MAS references MRDS |
USGS 7.5 MIN TOPO SHEETS DILLON & ERMONT QUADS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE ERMONT GROUP; SEQ #0300010148. THIS "MINE" IS PART OF THAT GROUP. OPEN PIT MINE OF THE ERMONT GROUP: |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-MAY-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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