The Lovestone Sapphire Mining is a gold mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Lovestone Sapphire Mining MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lovestone Sapphire Mining
Secondary: Lovestone Placer
Secondary: Love Stone Placer
Secondary: American Gem Corp.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Missouri River
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Private Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: American Gem Corp., Greg Dhal
Home Office: Helena, Mt
Owner Name: Jerry Lorbeck And Chuck Sprague
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1988
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FORMERLY OWNED/OPERATED BY MR. JERRY LORBECK, LOVESTONE SAPPHIRE MINING CO., NORTH LAKE, IL.
References
Reference (Deposit): INDUSRY SURVEYS, P. 33.
Reference (Deposit): GEMSTONE PRODUCERS IN 1993; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF PRINCIPAL U.S.
Reference (Deposit): MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 129, 1991.
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.
