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Geology And Mines Of The Upper Blackfoot Valley, Montana, Thomas K. Shea
Geology And Mines Of The Upper Blackfoot Valley, Montana, Thomas K. Shea
Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970
The purchase and continued operation of the Mike Horse mine in the Heddleston district, by the American Smelting and Refining Company, gives the Blackfoot Valley a renewed promise of a prosperous future in its role as a mining district. In the past, large amounts of placer gold were recovered from the gulches of the area, however, because of the transportation facilities, only the upper portions of a few lodes were exploited by the early miners.