The Silver Right Lode is a mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.30889, -112.23361
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Silver Right Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Right Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Boulder District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Soll, William
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
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
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated 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: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): THERE ARE SEVERAL TUNNELS, IN PARTICULAR A SHAFT 150 FEET DEEP WITH HEAD FRAME, THE OTHERS ARE NOT IN USE.
Comment (Commodity): THERE WAS NO INFORMATION ON MINERAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT IS OBVIOUS FROM THE DUMP MATERIAL THIS CLAIM IS MINERAL-BEARING
Comment (Location): THIS IS ONE OF A GROUP
References
Reference (Deposit): 1936 DIREXPL USF
Reference (Deposit): FS FILES
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.
