Lame Rabbit Lode

The Lame Rabbit Lode is a gold and silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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: Lame Rabbit Lode  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 45.88611, -112.61083

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Satelite image of the Lame Rabbit Lode

Lame Rabbit Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lame Rabbit Lode


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Divide Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Thomas Sloan


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1931
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: 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

Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT - AU - .005 OZ/TON AG - TRACE


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): 27 FEET OF THE TUNNEL IS FALSE. DISCOVERY CUT - 4 FEETX40 FEETX6 FEET DEEP.


References

Reference (Deposit): 1932 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.