The Bull Elk Lode is a lead mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 9,839 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: 9,839 Feet (2,999 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 45.055, -109.94083
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Bull Elk Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bull Elk Lode
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
District: New World Mining
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. A. Charbonneau
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1934
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT: AU - TRACE, AG - 1. OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Calcite
Ore: Quartz
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): BELONGS TO THE ARROWHEAD GROUP
Comment (Commodity): THE WORKINGS WERE NOT CONDUCIVE TO SAMPLING AS THEY WERE ALL CAVED
Comment (Workings): CUT - 5 FTX42 FTX7 FT. CUT 4 FTX20 FTX5 FT. CUT 4 FTX10 FTX6 FT. TRENCH - 8 FTX90 FTX6-2 FT DEEP. CUT 8 FTX40 FTX4 FT FACE. TRENCH 8 FTX90 FT TRENCH-15 FT. BY 102 FT.
Comment (Geology): THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE CLAIM OVERLIES THE CONTACT ZONE HOWEVER THE VEIN RESULTS FROM THE ALTERATION
References
Reference (Deposit): 1952 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.
