Snowstorm

The Snowstorm is a lead and zinc mine located in Lincoln county, Montana at an elevation of 2,759 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

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Site Name

Primary: Snowstorm

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Montana
County: Lincoln
District: Troy

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

Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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

Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Amphibole
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): LACK OF INFORMATION PRECLUDES FURTHER CONSIDERATION

References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNS,1959,MBMG BULL.12,P.43

Reference (Deposit): GIBSON,1948,USGS BULL.956,P.97

Reference (Deposit): MBM & G BULL 2, 1919, P22

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 956, PP97-98.

Reference (Deposit): MBM&G BULL 12, PP43-44.

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.