Porcupine Lode

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

Name: Porcupine Lode  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 46.13861, -112.61444

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Satelite image of the Porcupine Lode

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

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.