The Chief Joe Lode is a gold and silver mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.11667, -111.86667
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Chief Joe Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chief Joe Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rodger Kent
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1953
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT GOLD - 0.01 OZ/TON
Analytical Data: SILVER - 0.04 OZ/TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ALL LOCATIONS ESTIMATED FROM SECTION CORNERS; GOOD TO WITHIN ONE MILE OF EXACT LOCATION.
Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE TAKEN AT NO. 2 SHAFT (ASSAY REPORT DONE UNDER THE 1959 - DIREXPL BY USFS THO SAMPLE TAKEN UNDER 1958 - DIREXPL BY USFS)
Comment (Workings): IMPROVEMENTS ON CLAIM NO. 1 DISCOVERY CUT: 12 FT L BY 7 FT W BY 4 FT; NO. 2 SHAFT: 5 FT DIAMETER BY 5 FT DEEP; NO. 3 SMALL TEST HOLE: 3 FT DIAMETER BY 4 FT DEEP; WATERHOLE DEVELOPMENT; 3 - 5 FT METAL (CORREGATED) CASING HAS BEEN USED OVER THE SPRING.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1958 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): 1959 DIREXPL USFS
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.
