The Clipper Lode is a copper and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.94861, -113.56944
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Clipper Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clipper Lode
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Anaconda Range
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Anaconda Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): UPPER REACHES OF COPPER CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1978
Comment (Workings): 1 CAVED ADIT WITH STOPE TO SURFACE, 1 CAVED SHAFT, 2 TRENCHES, 1 PIT
Comment (Deposit): ZONE CONTAINS 87,000 TONS THAT AVERAGE 1.2 OZ AG PER TON. AND 0.48% CU. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): ELLIOTT, J, USGS MF 1633-A, 1983
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.
