The Lakeshore Mine is a gold, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 8,599 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
Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.58444, -112.11806
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Lakeshore Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lakeshore Mine
Secondary: Gladstone
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Sheridan (Wisconsin Creek) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Piedmont Co.
Home Office: Reno Nv.
Owner Name: Mader, William H.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith
Type: L
Description: Strong Fissures Trend N 30 E, 80 W.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hypogene Alteration Of Ne Vein, Gouge
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoarchean
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOVE NORTH SHORE OF CRYSTAL LAKE
Comment (Development): 10-STAMP MILL, 100-TON CONCENTRATOR ; ECON.COM: HIGH ALTITUDE-STEEP, ROUGH MOUNTAIN ROAD.
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED UPON A 3-FT VEIN AT 9000 FT, TRENDING N 86 E, 40 N. VEIN TRENDING N 30 E AT 8600 FT. IS STRAIGHT, WELL DEFINED AND APPEARS PERSISTANT. (U.S.G.S. BULL. 574)
Comment (Workings): A SERIES OF ADITS OPENED THE N 86 E VEIN AND WORKED A NUMBER OF SMALL, NARROW, HIGH-GRADE SULPHIDE ORE-SHOOTS. NORTHEASTERLY DRIFTS ON THE LOWER VEIN ATTEMPTED DEEPER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAME SHOOTS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SMALL, NARROW HIGH-GRADE SULFIDE ORE.
Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED BUT UNECONOMIC ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 574
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-28-1963
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 136.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 9, P. 42.
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 6972, P. 67.
Reference (Deposit): 1937 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INF. CIRC. 6972
Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6972.
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.
