Viola Lode

The Viola Lode is a mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 9,839 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: Viola Lode  

State:  Montana

County:  Park

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

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.