The Lame Rabbit Lode is a gold and silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.88611, -112.61083
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Lame Rabbit Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lame Rabbit Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Divide Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Thomas Sloan
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1931
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT - AU - .005 OZ/TON AG - TRACE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): 27 FEET OF THE TUNNEL IS FALSE. DISCOVERY CUT - 4 FEETX40 FEETX6 FEET DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1932 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.
