Mickey Lode Claim

The Mickey Lode Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 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: Mickey Lode Claim
Secondary: Garrett Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Manganese
Tertiary: Bismuth

Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Red Lion-Hidden 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Eugene Garrett
Home Office: Box 905, Anaconda, Mt. 59711

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1946
Discovery Method: Unknown
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: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Long Broad Canyon Of Upper Flint Creek In Which These Claims Lie.

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

Analytical Data: MN - 1.92%
Analytical Data: AG - 0.65 OZS./TON
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT - AU - 0.040 OZS./TON

Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE CUT (TESTED FOR MN) - 12 INCHES WIDE, 2 INCHES DEEP, AND A DISTANCE OF 36 INCHES, ABOUT 15 FEET FROM THE PORTAL OF THE NO. 1 DISCOVERY ADIT. { SAMPLE CUT (TESTED FOR AU AND AG) - 6 INCHES WIDE AND DISTANCE OF 42 INCHES, WAIST HIGH AT THE FACE OF A SMALL CROSSCUT IN THE NO. 1 DISCOVERY ADIT.

Comment (Workings): 250 FT OF MINE TRACK AND ONE SMALL ORE CAR. NO. 1 DISCOVERY ADIT - 5 FT BY 7 FT BY 187 FT LONG - ARE BOTH LOCATED ON THE CLAIM WATER-TURBINE-POWERED MILL, 15TON/DAY CAPACITY

Comment (Geology): THE AREA HAS BEEN GLACIATED MANY TIMES.

Comment (Location): ON N FORK OF FLINT CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Production): MINOR PRODUCTION NOTED IN 1960, 1962, 1963

Comment (Deposit): THE WALLROCK IS A DARK GREY DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION CONSISTS OF HEMATITE, LIMONITE, CALCITE, AND PYROLUSITE. THE WALLROCK IS A DARK GRAY DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 115, P. 5

Reference (Deposit): 1960 DIREXPL USFS

Reference (Deposit): 1961 DIREXPL USFS

Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 84

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 41, 42, 44.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 14, P. 14.

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.