The Comet Lode is a gold and silver mine located in Park 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
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.075, -110.63167
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Comet Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Comet Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
District: Jardine (Sheepeater)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Vernon Johnson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1937
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM DUMP: TRACE OF AU AND AG.
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM STREAK AND QUARTZ SEGREGATION IN SIDE OF CUT: 0.02 OZS. AU PER TON AND TRACE AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS GOOD TO WITHIN A MILE, BUT IS SIMPLY ESTIMATED FROM SECTION CORNER.
Comment (Workings): LOG CABIN - 19 X 35; OLD CUT IS FOLLOWED BY 15 FT TUNNEL; ANOTHER WORKING UPHILL - 4 BY 20 BY 10 AT FACE EXTENDS ABOUT 5 FT UNDERGROUND.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1938 DIREXPL USFS
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.
