The Gould-Corry Lode is a gold and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Gould-Corry Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gould-Corry Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Red Lion-Hidden Lake District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Cable Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): ON W SLOPE OF MIDDLE FORK VALLEY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1970
Comment (Workings): 2 VERTICAL SHAFTS, 1 INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): TWO DEPOSIT TYPES: VERTICAL SHAFT EXPLORES REPLACEMENT LODE; INCLINE SHAFT EXPLORES TACTITE ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 45-46
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.
