Lava Lake Pyrite

The Lava Lake Pyrite is a gold and silver mine located in Gallatin county, Montana at an elevation of 7,999 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

Name: Lava Lake Pyrite

State:  Montana

County:  Gallatin

Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 45.38278, -111.25139

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Lava Lake Pyrite MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lava Lake Pyrite


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Gallatin


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Madison Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: THE OCCURRENCE HAS NO POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE CREST OF THE RIDGE NW OF LAVA LAKE.


References

Reference (Deposit): 1966 RECON BECRAFT, CALKINS, BULL 1230-

Reference (Deposit): BECRAFT, CALKINS, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SPANISH PEAKS PRIMITIVE AREA, MONT., USGS BULL 1230-B, P. 42


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.