The Lolo Quartz Deposit is a silica mine located in Missoula county, Montana at an elevation of 3,924 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: 3,924 Feet (1,196 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 46.72083, -114.10556
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Lolo Quartz Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lolo Quartz Deposit
Secondary: Schroeder and Maclay Deposits
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: (Unorganized)
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS LIKE BODY
Structure
Type: R
Description: South Of Montana Lineament Northeast Of Idaho Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Location): ALTITUDE APPROXIMATE, UTM, ALTITUDE AND LAND CLASSIFICATION PERTAIN TO DEPOSIT IN SEC. 10
Comment (Deposit): LONG AXIS OF BODY TRENDS EASTWARD. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SMALL OUTCROPS IN THE AREA
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS ARE DESCRIBED
Comment (Deposit): LOCATION AND DIMENSIONS OF DEPOSIT GIVEN FOR SCHROEDER DEPOSIT. PERTINENT MINERALOGY IS GIVEN INCLUDING BOTH DEPOSITS. SAMPLE CONTAINS 99.54 PERCENT SIO2
References
Reference (Deposit): CHELINI, J. M., 1966 , SOME HIGH PURITY QUARTZ DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 54 PAGE 26 - 2
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.
