The Porcupine Lode is a mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.13861, -112.61444
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Porcupine Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Porcupine Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Boulder Mountains Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Henry Desjardine
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU .01 OZ/TON AG - 0.2 OZ/TON
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Commodity): NO MINERAL OF SUBSTANTIAL VALUE WAS FOUND BY CLAIMANT OR MINERAL EXAMINER
Comment (Workings): THE DISCOVERY CUT RUNS INTO THE POORLY TIMBERED AREA
Comment (Geology): THE VOLCANIC FLOWS OVERLIE THE BOULDER BATHOLITH. CHARACTER OF THE EXTRUSIVES ARE NONMINERAL UNLESS INTRUDED BY DIKES OR VEINS WHICH THE ROCK ON THIS CLAIM IS NOT.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1940 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.
