The Golden Slipper Lode is a silver mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 46.72278, -111.74444
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Golden Slipper Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Slipper Lode
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: York
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. And Mrs. E. L. Townswick
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1928
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT: AU - .22 OZ/TON AG 4.7 OZ/TON, CU .9%
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): BOTH TUNNEL AND TRENCH EXPOSE VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): 1940 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.
