The price of gold is on the move! Financial analysts predict we may see an all-time high before the end of the year. Where will you be prospecting this season?
- Known primarily for its rich placer gold deposit, the Cedar Creek Mining District encompasses the Cedar, Quartz and Trout Creek drainages, which rise near the crest of the northward extension of Montana’s Bitterroot Mountains. The creeks flow in northeasterly direction to empty into the Clark Fork River above Superior.
- Since gold was first discovered in the Cedar Creek Mining District of Mineral County, Montana, the precious metal has been recovered, at one time or another, by most every method known to man.
- Cedar Creek is the most productive of the district drainages. Oregon Gulch is the most important tributary of Cedar Creek.
- Production from placer mines from 1867-1947 yielded as much as $2000000 along Cedar Creek and its tributaries. In 1875 production was estimated at as high as $6 per yard.
- Placer gold from the district exhibits extreme purity. 0.980 fine gold has been recovered. It is not unusual for gold to be .096 to .097 fine.
- Placer gold production within the Cedar Creek district is intimately associated with nearby lode deposits.
Hard Times Mine No. 3
50 Acres
W 1/2 Section 12, Township 15 North, Range 28 West
Cedar Creek Mining Distict
Mineral County, Montana
The Hard Times No. 3 Placer Claim is part of a contiguous block of approximately 770 acres slated for commercial gold exploration and production. Gold is present at a grade sufficient to have a strong effect on the economics of an excavation project. The package is available for sale/lease or joint-venture.
For more information please contact:
Marlene Affeld
marneaffeld@mac.com
509-389-2606
The Hard Times Mine No. 3 has not been actively mined since the great Cedar Creek Gold Rush. The claim has not been worked by us beyond routine sampling, testing, and assessment work
Gold is recovered from the stream bed and bench gravels located along the entire length of the claim. The gold originates from veins associated with igneous dikes that crosscut the northward extension of the Bitterroot Mountains. Chalcopyrite is the predominant ore material, quartz is plentiful.
Chalcopyrite has a golden yellow color, which often resembles gold. However, its physical properties such as streak and tenacity are very different from gold and can easily distinguish it. Chalcopyrite is a beautiful mineral, with good crystals being fairly common.
Copper and silver, in small amounts have also been found.
The Hard Times No. 3 Placer Gold Claim has exposed bedrock outcroppings and several natural gravel bars, a diversity that offers outstanding spots to pan, high-bank, dredge, sluice or metal detect. The incredible potential of this claim would keep anyone prospecting for a lifetime.
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