Saranac

The Saranac is a silver mine located in Granite county, Montana.

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: Saranac

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District

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

Owner Name: Princeton Mining Co.
Home Office: Maxville, Mt. 59850

Owner Name: R. L. Lucier
Home Office: Maxville, Mt. 59850

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Flint Creek Range

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Royal Stock

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 14.7 OZ/TON AG, 1.8% PB, 7.9% ZN, 1.2% CU

Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Development): MILL CAPACITY 50 T/D

References

Reference (Deposit): US. BUR. OF MINES, 1943, REPT. TO SECR. OF STATE.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 92, P. 9

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 82, P. 9.

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.