The Lahey Quartz Deposit is a silica mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 46.41944, -112.06889
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Lahey Quartz Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lahey Quartz Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Clancy-Lump Gulch District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Ed Kyler, Boulder, Mt. 59632.
Owner Name: Benson And Bissell, Butte, Mt. 59701
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1964
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Type: L
Description: Quartz Found In Core Of Pegmatite
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 99.75% S102
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 4.6 KM NW OF JEFFERSON CITY.
Comment (Deposit): CRESCENT SHAPE
Comment (Workings): SOME MATERIAL SHIPPED, BUT NO DESCRIPTION OF WORKINGS
References
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 54, P. 23-6
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 58, P. 55.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 54, P. 23-6.
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.
