The Montreal Star is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.12222, -112.46250
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Montreal Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montreal Star
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Tellurium
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Cobalt
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Boulder Mountains Area
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: Godfrey Gagnier
Home Office: 515 E. 3rd, Anaconda, Mt.
Owner Name: Williams, Lee, And Jack Hicks
Home Office: 1034 Cal., Butte, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU - .005, TRACE, .01, .02 OZ/TON. AG - .6, 2.0, .8, .2 OZ/TON CU .01% .01% .04%
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Bismuthinite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bismuth
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): BISMUTH IS REPORTED TO BE IN THE AREA
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S
Comment (Location): 8.6 KM SW OF ELK PARK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): BETWEEN 2 ORE-BEARING ZONES IS A 5 FT VEIN WHICH STRIKES N 65 E AND DIPS 55 SE. A LARGE BRECCIA ZONE NEAR A RHYOLITE QUARTZ MONZONITE CONTACT CUTS THE VEIN AND CONTAINS ROUNDED WALL ROCK AND ORE FRAGMENTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 30, P. 26.
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 16, P. 114.
Reference (Deposit): 1951 DIREXPL
Reference (Deposit): 1940 DIREXPL
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 71, 72, 114.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 25, P. 21.
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.
