The Montana Standard Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.53722, -115.52917
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Montana Standard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montana Standard Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Prospect Creek (Burns) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Montana Standard Mining Co., Ltd
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: North Of Montana Lineament
Type: L
Description: Two Northwest Trending Faults With Dips Varying Between 70 And 85 Degrees
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): MAJOR VEIN MATERIAL IS IN NO. 3 ADIT WITH MAJOR WORK HAVING BEEN DONE BETWEEN THE TWO MAJOR FAULTS.
Comment (Deposit): THE STRIKE AND DIP VARY FROM A NW STRIKE AND A SW DIP TO A NE STRIKE AND A SE DIP. VEIN WIDTH VARIES FROM 1 INCH TO 12 INCHES
Comment (Location): ADIT USED FOR LOCATION, S BANK OF COOPER GULCH
References
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL BULL. NO. 34 P. 33 - 34
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.
