| Deposit ID | 10221003 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010582 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grasshopper Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Grasshopper Placer, No.1 & No.2, Grass Hopper Claims 1 & 2, Grasshopper Placer |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.98619, 45.1491 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2000 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bannack(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008 S | 011 W | 08 | W2SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.98619, 45.1491 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Alluvial Mining |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. A Hanson Mining Co |
| ID | 2401714 |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1983 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010582 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2401714 |
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEN. 15, 1935, P 4.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 100, 1976,
PP 3, 27.
MONTANT BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 111, DIRECTORY
OF MINING ENTERPRISES, FOR 1979.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-APR-1995 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/20/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401714 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Grasshopper Mine |
| Current operator | R A Hanson Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Raymond A Hanson |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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