The Limonite Vein and Nodule Occurrence is a silver mine located in Flathead county, Montana at an elevation of 3,609 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: 3,609 Feet (1,100 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.94889, -114.73111
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Limonite Vein and Nodule Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Limonite Vein and Nodule Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Flathead
District: Hog Heaven District
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
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: Southern Salish Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Shroder Creek Fault Trends Nw.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEINS AND NODULES ASSAYED ONLY 0.4 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): JOHNS IN 1963 NOTES A "RECENT BULLDOZER CUT".
Comment (Location): JUST WEST OF HUBBART RESERVOIR.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZED ZONE
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: JOHNS, W. M., AND OTHERS: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 36 , P. 58 .
Reference (Deposit): JOHNS, W. M., AND OTHERS, 1963 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI - FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 36 , P. 58 , PL. 4 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-14-1964
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.
