The Montana Standard is a mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,120 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: 3,120 Feet (951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.5372, -115.52920
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Montana Standard MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montana Standard
Secondary: Iron Daisy Mine
Secondary: Margaret May Lode Pat.
Secondary: Columbia Lode Pat.
Secondary: Herbie Lode Pat.
Secondary: Maggie Fraction Lode Pat.
Secondary: Carnegie Library Lode Pat.
Secondary: Little Maggie Lode Pat.
Secondary: Jumbo Lode Pat.
Secondary: Andrew Carnegie Lode Pat.
Secondary: Eagle Lode Pat.
Secondary: Alpha Fraction Lode Pat.
Secondary: Mint Pat.
Secondary: Nellie Mine
Secondary: Montana Mine
Secondary: Nellie Lode Pat.
Secondary: Montana Standard Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Prospect 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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Edward Donlan
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1944
Owner Name: Montana Standard Mining Co.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1944
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): LACK OF INFORMATION PRECLUDES FURTHER CONSIDERATION
References
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G MEM 15, 1935, P70
Reference (Deposit): MBM & G MEM 31, 1949, P46
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY,1963,MBMG BULL.34,P.33-34,PL.3
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.
