The North Star Lode is a mine located in Broadwater county, Montana at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.98222, -111.54222
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North Star Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Star Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Broadwater
District: Radersburg (Cedar Plains)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Herbert Dunbar
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY: 0.48 OZ-AU, 1.9 OZ-AG, 4.5% COPPER PER TON. (SAMPLE FROM VEIN IN DISCOVERY POINT)
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION HAS OCCURRED ALONG VEINS OR FRACTURES STRIKING GENERALLY E AND W, ALONG SEVERAL CROSS-FRACTURE ZONES AND ALONG CONTACTS IN PLACES. MINERALIZATION CONSISTED OF COPPER MINERALS.
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT OR PIT, (VEIN IS EXPOSED HERE - 4 INCH), IS THE DISCOVERY POINT; 2 OTHER SHAFTS, 2 OTHER CUTS ARE ALSO ON THE CLAIM.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1949 DIREXPL US BLM
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.
