The Lost Cabin Group is a zinc and lead mine located in Missoula county, Montana at an elevation of 4,101 feet.
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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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.14667, -114.44472
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Lost Cabin Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lost Cabin Group
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: Nine Mile District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Art Lawson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Nine Mile Divide
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS AND VUGS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE OF TYPICAL ORE ASSAYED 23.7 % ZN, 9.8 % PB, 0.43 % CU, 0.10 OZ/TON AU, 4.0 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SIX VEINS, RANGING IN WIDTH FROM 4 - 7 1/2 FT. THE ORE OCCURS IN SHOOTS WHICH RAKE TO THE SE. MATERIAL NEAR ORE BIN LOOKS AS IF IT CAME FROM A SHEAR ZONE WITH PYRITE ALONG SEAMS AND VUGS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE ONE ADIT; AT TIME OF MID - 1950'S EXAMINATION, ADIT WAS LOCKED AND INACCESSIBLE; THE SIZE OF THE DUMPS NEARBY INIDICATE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF WORKINGS. THERE ARE ALSO TWO OLDER ADITS AND SOME BULLDOZER CUTS.
Comment (Location): ON KENNEDY CREEK, ABOUT 3 MI UP FROM NINE MILE CREEK.
Comment (Development): 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Production): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 , MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 , P. 39 .
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 , P. 39 .
Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, MISSOULA AND RAVALLI COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-09-1963
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.
