The Pay Rock Mine is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,501 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.26583, -114.40500
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Pay Rock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pay Rock Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Platinum
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY PRESUMED THE SAME AS AT THE DRAKE MINE
Comment (Location): IN FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION. LOCATION GIVEN IS ON ADIT SYMBOL ABOUT 0.1 MI SOUTH OF GREEN MOUNTAIN (DRAKE) MINE
Comment (Commodity): UNVERIFIED REPORT OF PT
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS PROBABLY SIMILAR TO THAT AT DRAKE MINE; UNPUBLISHED MODEL NAME: REVAIS CREEK CU-AU-PGE.
Comment (Workings): 45 FT WINZE
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MRDS W026566.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. FOREST SERVICE FILES, MISSOULA, MT.
Reference (Deposit): HARRISON, J.E., LEACH, D.L., KLEINKOPF, M.D., AND LONG, C.L., 1986, RESOURCE APPRAISAL MAP FOR PORPHYRY MONYBDENUM-TUNGSTEN, PLATINUM-GROUP METALS, AND EPITHERMAL SILVER DEPOSITS IN THE WALLACE 1 X 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, MONTANA AND IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1509-H, SCALE 1:250,000.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
