The Radar Lode is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,241 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: 7,241 Feet (2,207 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.26583, -113.19806
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Radar Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Radar Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Red Lion
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lindborg, Robert
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1946
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Cable Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU 0.16 OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE CUT 12 IN WIDE, 2 IN DEEP AT A DISTANCE OF 36 IN IN THE FLOOR OF NO. 1 BULLDOZER CUT.
Comment (Workings): NO. ONE DISCOVERY CUT-12 FT WIDE, 10 FT DEEP BY 100 FT LONG
Comment (Location): NEAR THE RED LION MINE AT THE HEAD OF THE N FORK OF FLINT CREEK.
References
Reference (Deposit): USFS FIELD WORK
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.
