Reliance Claim

The Reliance Claim is a gold mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,640 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

Name: Reliance Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Deer Lodge

Elevation: 6,640 Feet (2,024 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.2, -113.24444

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Reliance Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Reliance Claim
Secondary: Reliance Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Georgetown (Southern Cross, Cable) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: West Of Granite Contact Cable Stock


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Replaced By Quartz


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS RUDELY PARALLEL TO GRANITE CONTACT WHICH LIES TO THE WEST. THE HANGING WALL IS LIGHT-GRAY LST AND THE FOOTWALL IS MORE COMPACT AND DARKER. LOCALLY QUARTZ REPLACES LST.

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL, WINZE


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 236.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG 1C 13, PL. 4.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.