The Delta Lode Claim is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.23611, -113.21389
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Delta Lode Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Delta Lode Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Red Lion-Hidden Lake 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: Eugene Garrett
Home Office: Box 905, Anaconda, Mt. 59711
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1938
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Long Broad Canyon Of Upper Flint Creek In Which These Claims Lie, Cable Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT - AU - 0.470 OZS./TON
Materials
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE CUT - 6 INCHES WIDE, 2 INCHES DEEP AND FOR A DISTANCE OF 40 INCHES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE WINZE IN THE NO. 1 DISCOVERY ADIT
Comment (Workings): NO. 1 DISCOVERY ADIT IS 5 FT BY 7 FT BY 30 FT LONG WITH WINZE 12 FT DEEP AT THE FACE - PARTIALLY TIMBERED AT THE PORTAL.
Comment (Geology): THE AREA HAS BEEN GLACIATED MANY TIMES.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
References
Reference (Deposit): 1960 DIREXPL USF
Reference (Deposit): FS FILES
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.
