Golden Dawn Mine

Past Producer in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodity 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10244753
MAS/MILS ID 0300010564
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Dawn Mine
Alternate or previous names Mcdonald

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.89339, 45.293 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

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

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006 S 011 W 24 NESWSE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION: 2.0 MI. PAST ARGENTA, MT. ON RIGHT RESTORED BY FOREST SERVICE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Donald, Dan
    ID 2401535
    Home office Montana
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT DATED OCT. 13, 1981

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL. 85, P. 59 (MCDONALD).

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL. 6, P. 63. (MCDONALD).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-MAR-85 Winters, Dick 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 07/06/1992
MSHA mine ID2401535
Mine name (MSHA)Dillon
Current operatorDan Mac Donald
Current controller (parent)Mac Donald Dan
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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