The Viola Lode is a mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 9,839 feet.
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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: 9,839 Feet (2,999 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.055, -109.94083
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Viola Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Viola Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
District: New World Mining
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. A. Charbonneau
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1934
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: IRREGULARS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY: AU - .11 OZ/TON, AG - .5 OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Calcite
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): CUT - 5 FT BY 22 FT BY 10 FT FACE CUT - 5 FT BY 25 FT BY 6 FT FACE. TRENCH - 10 FTX120 FTX2-6 FT DEEP. TRENCH 8 FTX42 FTX2-7 FT DEEP. TRENCH - 8 FTX40 FT BY 2-4 FT DEEP
Comment (Location): BELONGS TO THE ARROWHEAD GROUP LONE
Comment (Geology): STRINGERS RESULTED FROM MONZONITE INTRUSION IN THE AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): 1952 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.
