Bouvard Lode Claim

The Bouvard Lode Claim is a lead and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,400 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: Bouvard Lode Claim

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.53056, -113.06667

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Bouvard Lode Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bouvard Lode Claim


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Dunkleberg District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Owner Name: Paul Ozanne


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1929
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Dunkleberg Anticline

Type: L
Description: Royal Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PB - 5.08%
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT: AG - 5.20 OZS./TON
Analytical Data: ZN - 0.15%.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): 1960 DIREXPL USFS

Reference (Deposit): 1958 GEOLMAP UNKNOWN, DRUMMOND, MONTANA QUADRANGLE

Reference (Deposit): FS FILES


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.