Pine Squirrel Claim

The Pine Squirrel Claim is a silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 8,199 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

Name: Pine Squirrel Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 45.97, -113.55694

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Pine Squirrel Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pine Squirrel Claim


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Anaconda Range


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Anaconda Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: BEST OF 8 SAMPLES HAD TR AU, 0.2 OZ AG/ST


Materials

Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Location): 1.1 MI S21W OF IVANHOE LK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Comment (Workings): 5 SHAFTS, 2 TRENCHES


References

Reference (Deposit): MIN RES OF ANACONDA PINTLAR WILDERNESS, USGS MF MAP AND PAMPHLET


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.