Original Mine

Past Producer in Lewis and Clark 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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294925
MAS/MILS ID 0300490413
Record type Site
Current site name Original Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.73167, 46.6541 (WGS84)
Elevation 1122
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canyon Ferry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyon Ferry Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 010 N 001 W 04 NWSE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.73167, 46.6541

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner M. And M Mining, 5850 York Rd, Helena, Mt 59601
    ID 2401724
    Home office Montana
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT JUNE 1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) 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 06/29/1983
MSHA mine ID2401724
Mine name (MSHA)Original Mine
Current operatorM & M Mining
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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