The Lehsou Mine is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.80833, -113.25833
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Lehsou Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lehsou Mine
Secondary: Hickey
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Top O'Deep District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Patrick Hickey
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): A PIT 600 FT IN DIAMETER SURROUNDING THE PIT IS A BANK 5-20 FT HIGH, NO STREAM WASHED FRAGMENTS OBSERVED
Comment (Location): LAT. ADJUSTED 9/11/91 BY D.F. USING ABOVE DESCRIPTION AND ELEVATION MTN 7.5 MAP.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CHOTEAU 1:250000
Comment (Reserve-Resource): MUCH OF GROUND SURROUNDING THE PIT AND THE SLOPES E AND N WOULD PAY TO WORK IF WATER WERE READILY AVAILABLE.
Comment (Deposit): GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ VEIN AND BROAD ZONES OF RUSTY MATERIAL. QUARTZ VEIN ADHERES TO MOST OF THE NUGGETS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 236
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 26, P. 37-8.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-19-1962
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.
