Tretheway Lode

The Tretheway Lode is a mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,558 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: Tretheway Lode  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 6,558 Feet (1,999 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 45.85917, -112.44528

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Satelite image of the Tretheway Lode

Tretheway Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tretheway Lode


Commodity

Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Pipestone Pass Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: R. T. Ogle


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Northern Montana


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


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: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Molybdenite


Comments

Comment (Location): ONE OF A GROUP

Comment (Workings): BOTH PIT AND TUNNEL EXPOSE CONSIDERABLE MINERALIZATION

Comment (Geology): THE COUNTRY ROCK IS LOADED WITH VEINLETS RICH IN SULFIDES AND MOLYBDENITE


References

Reference (Deposit): 1934 DIREXPL DEPT. OF INTERIOR

Reference (Deposit): 1949 DIREXPL USFS


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.