The Matchless Lode is a silver and gold mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 46.21417, -112.67250
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Matchless Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Matchless Lode
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Butte District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: John And Adolph Hogel
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT: AU - TRACE AG - .2 OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT - 40 FT DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): 1937 DIREXPL USF
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.
