Golden Grizzly

Prospect in Park county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173236
MAS/MILS ID 0300670098
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Grizzly
Alternate or previous names Como

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.95999, 45.06822 (WGS84)
Elevation 3023
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cooke City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Red Lodge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Billings(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clarks Fork Yellowstone(hydrologic unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin 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 Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009 S 014 E 11 NWNW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.95999, 45.06822

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ranchers Exploration And Development Co.
    Interest 60
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1981
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ranchers Gold And Silver Exploration Ltd. Partnership
    Interest 40
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 4110mt ore
    Demonstrated 4110mt ore
    Total resources 4110mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4.69 g/mt Gold Major 1981
    Copper Cu 1.17 wt-pct Copper Major 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEW MEXICO PAY DIRT , NOV 1981, PAGE 14

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, OCT. 18, P4, "RANCHERS DELINEATES

  • Deposit

    GOLD DEPOSITS IN MONTANA".

  • Deposit

    BIG SKY PAY DIRT, APRIL 1984, P 7A, "EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES"

  • Deposit

    "PRELIMINARY MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF PRODUCTIVE LODE

  • Deposit

    PLACER GOLD MINES IN MONTANA", D. FRISHMAN, J. E. ELLIOTT

  • Deposit

    E.E. FOORD, R.C. PEARSON AND W.H. RAYMOND, U.S.G.S. OFR

  • Deposit

    90-0241, 1990, P 40.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN LA LA PASS AREA BETWEEN YELLOWSTONE PARK AND ABSAROKA- BEARTOOTH WILDERNESS AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUN-98 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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