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
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
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.
