The Gold Chief Lode is a mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.88139, -112.66250
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Gold Chief Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Chief Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Divide Creek Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Yotal M. Stanton
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1936
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated 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: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NO ASSAY REPORT
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): NO AU WAS FOUND BY EXAMINER, SOME CU RUNNING ABOUT 2% - 3% THROUGHOUT AN APLITE DIKE
Comment (Workings): 1 DECREPIT TAR PAPER CABIN. SHAFT 6 FEET BY 6 FEET BY 8 FEET INTO DECOMPOSED GRANITE
Comment (Geology): APLITE DIKE IS A POST - MAGMATIC EFFECT OF THE BOULDER BATHOLITH
References
Reference (Deposit): 1938 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.
