The Polar Star Lode is a mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 9,760 feet.
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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: 9,760 Feet (2,975 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.06056, -109.95472
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Polar Star Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Polar Star Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
District: New World Mining
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Western Smelting And Power Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1888
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MINERALIZATION HASN'T BEEN COMPLETELY EXPLORED THOUGH THE CLAIM LOOKS PROMISING
Comment (Workings): NO 1 TUNNEL - 40 FT. LONG, EXPOSES VEIN.
Comment (Geology): THE LIMESTONE IS INTRUDED BY THE PORPHYRY CAUSING MINERALIZATION
References
Reference (Deposit): 1925 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.
