Silver Moss Mine

The Silver Moss Mine is a silver mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,680 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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Moss Mine
Secondary: Hansen - Meloy Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Silver 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: J. J. Meloy And Others

Owner Name: Loobey, Allen
Home Office: Philipsburg, Mt

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Anaconda Range

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR BUNCHES

Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Cable Stock

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Workings): TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS SUNK ON LODE. BULLDOZER CUTS MADE FOR TUNGSTEN BUT THOUGH SCHEELITE FLOAT IS PLENTIFUL NONE FOUND IN PLACE

Comment (Geology): HASMARK FM LOCALLY DIPS 20W.

Comment (Location): SILVER MOSS RELOCATED AS HANSEN-MELOY PROSPECT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Production): HAS PRODUCED SMALL AMOUNT OF RICH SILVER ORE, NO TUNGSTEN PRODUCTION

Comment (Deposit): ORE EXTENDS FROM THE FISSURE INTO THE BEDDING PLANES OF THE LIMESTONE JUST BELOW AN ARGILLACEOUS LAYER. THE ORE BODY CONTAINS FRAGMENTS OF BRECCIATED LIMESTONE.

References

Reference (Deposit): 1958 GEOLMAP USBM WALKER

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 238.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 92, P. 7.

Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 27, 29, 32.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 82, P. 6.

Reference (Deposit): 1906 EMMONS AND CALKINS

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.