The Silverlight Quartz Lode Claim is a silver and lead mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.4, -113.11389
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Silverlight Quartz Lode Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silverlight Quartz Lode Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder Creek) 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: Black And White Mining Co.
Owner Name: American Exploration And Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Royal Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU - 0.045 OZ/TON
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT: AG - 3.9 OZS/TON
Analytical Data: ZN - 0.45%.
Analytical Data: PB - 0.74%
Analytical Data: CU - 0.73%
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE CUT - 12 INCHES WIDE AND A VERTICAL DISTANCE OF 48 INCHES ON THE NE SIDE OF WORKING #3.
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Geology): PHILIPSBURG BATHOLITH - FORMS A LARGE MASS ROUGHLY ELLIPTICAL IN GROUND PLAN COVERING AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 40 SQ. MILES. THE UPPER SURFACE IS DOMELIKE AND IN MANY PLACES THE CONTACT FOLLOWS THE BEDDING
Comment (Deposit): SURFACE VALUES WOULD APPEAR TO BE LOW TO MODERATE ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Workings): MINE SHAFT - 6 FT. X 6 FT. WITH DEPTH UNKNOWN. APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT. OF OLD DITCH USED TO CARRY WATER TO THE MILL
References
Reference (Deposit): 1960 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): FS FILES
Reference (Deposit): 1961 DIREXPL USFS
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.
