Montana City Placer Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson 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 10148821
MAS/MILS ID 0300430666
Record type Site
Current site name Montana City Placer Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.95778, 46.5382 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

East Helena(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009 N 003 W 13 E2NW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.95778, 46.5382

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 Dave R. Newman / Elliston Con Grupe
    ID 2401787
    Home office Montana
    Year 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA INFORMATION REPORT NUMBER 2401787

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-JAN-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 07/14/1987
MSHA mine ID2401787
Mine name (MSHA)Montana City Placer Mine
Current operatorElliston Con Grupe
Current controller (parent)Newman Dave R
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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