The Lucky Lode Prospect is a lead mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.26889, -114.58000
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Lucky Lode Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Lode Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Nickel
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD/LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MUCK PILE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.14 % CU. CHEMICAL TESTS SHOW THAT NICKEL IS PRESENT IN LOW CONCENTRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PYRRHOTITE RICH AREAS.
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pentlandite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR SEEPAY CREEK; ON THE HIGH RIDGE THAT DIVIDES SANDERS AND MISSOULA COUNTIES.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN PARALLELS BEDDING, AND HAS OFFSHOOT VEINLETS. MINERALIZATION IS ERRATIC CONSISTING OF PODS 4 TO 5 IN ACROSS WHICH ARE SCATTERED SPARSELY THROUGHOUT VEIN
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS OF APPROXIMATE EQUAL LENGTH AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS.
Comment (Geology): PYRRHOTITE, IS THE MOST ABUNDANT SULFIDE. MINE IS NEAR PRICHARD - RAVALLI CONTACT.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 49 .
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 40 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-10-1961
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.
