Moonlight Quartz Lode Claim

The Moonlight Quartz Lode Claim is a silver mine located in Granite 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: Moonlight Quartz Lode Claim

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder Creek) 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: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: American Exploration And Mining Co.

Owner Name: Black And White Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1912
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Royal Stock

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ZN - 0.15%
Analytical Data: PB - 0.53%
Analytical Data: CU - 0.10%
Analytical Data: AU - 0.150 OZ./TON
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT (10 - 5 - 1961): AG - 2.20 OZS/TON

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SURFACE VALUES WOULD APPEAR TO BE LOW TO MODERATE ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Location): LAT LONG ARE GENERAL. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE CUT - 10 INCHES WIDE AND A DISTANCE OF 30 INCHES ACROSS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WORKING #A.

Comment (Workings): M50 MEASUREMENT OF MAIN ORE BODY - SMALLER BODY IS 240 FT. LONG BY 6 TO 12 FT. DEEP AND 15 TO 20 FT. WIDE (WORKING #2). ALSO EARLIER CUTS - #1 20 FT. LONG X 4 FT. DEEP X 3' WIDE; CUT #2 - 15 FT. LONG BY 5 FT. WIDE BY 6 FT. DEEP; CUT #3 - VERY OLD: 4 FT. DEEP BY 10 FT. LONG BY APPROXIMATELY 6 FT. WIDE; SIDES ARE ALL CAVED IN. ALSO AN OLD MINER'S LOG CABIN 12 FT. X 15 FT. IS ON THE CLAIM.

Comment (Geology): PHILIPSBURG BATHOLITH - FORMS A LARGE MASS. ROUGHLY ELLIPTICAL IN GROUND PLAN COVERING AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 40 SQ. MILES. THE UPPER SURFACE IS DOMELIKE AND IN MANY PLACES THE CONTACT FOLLOWS THE BEDDING

References

Reference (Deposit): 1961 DIREXPL USFS

Reference (Deposit): 1960 DIREXPL USFS

Reference (Deposit): FS FILES

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.