Pack Horse Lode

The Pack Horse Lode is a mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: Pack Horse Lode  

State:  Montana

County:  Lewis and Clark

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

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.