The Pack Horse Lode is a mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.90611, -112.63472
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Pack Horse Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pack Horse Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Gould-Stemple District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Jack Parks And George Anderson
Owner Name: Jack Parks
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NO ASSAY REPORT
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SHOWS VALUE OF PB, CU, AU
Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT 3'WX7' LX10' DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1956 DIREXPL USF
Reference (Deposit): FS FILES
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.
