The Samuel Lode Claim is a silver and lead mine located in Granite 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: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.53333, -113.06667
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Samuel Lode Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Samuel Lode Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Dunkleberg 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: Paul Ozanne
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1929
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: Dunkleberg Anticline
Type: L
Description: Royal Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PB - 2.20%
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT: AG - 4.8 OZS./TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LODES ARE SIMPLE QUARTZ VEINS IN FISSURES THAT FOLLOW INCLINAL BEDDING PLANES OR CUT ACROSS THE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND DIORITE SILLS.
Comment (Geology): THE ANTICLINE HAS A NORTHWARD TREND AND PLUNGE.
Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE CUT - 12 INCHES WIDE, 2 INCHES DEEP, AND A DISTANCE OF 36 INCHES ABOUT 50 FEET FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE NO. 1 DISCOVERY SHAFT.
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION LAT LONG ARE GENERAL FOR AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1958)
Comment (Workings): COMPRESSOR HOUSE - 16 FT BY 20 FT, FRAME CONSTRUCTION AND A SMALL 150 C.P.M. AIR COMPRESSOR IS HOUSED IN ONE HALF OF THIS BUILDING AND A MACHINE SHOP OCCUPIES THE OTHER HALF - IS LOCATED ON THE CLAIM.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1960 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): 1958 GEOLMAP UNKNOWN, DRUMMOND, MONT. QUADRANGLE
Reference (Deposit): FS FILES
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.
