Montana Standard

The Montana Standard is a mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,120 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: Montana Standard  

State:  Montana

County:  Sanders

Elevation: 3,120 Feet (951 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.5372, -115.52920

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Montana Standard MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Montana Standard
Secondary: Iron Daisy Mine
Secondary: Margaret May Lode Pat.
Secondary: Columbia Lode Pat.
Secondary: Herbie Lode Pat.
Secondary: Maggie Fraction Lode Pat.
Secondary: Carnegie Library Lode Pat.
Secondary: Little Maggie Lode Pat.
Secondary: Jumbo Lode Pat.
Secondary: Andrew Carnegie Lode Pat.
Secondary: Eagle Lode Pat.
Secondary: Alpha Fraction Lode Pat.
Secondary: Mint Pat.
Secondary: Nellie Mine
Secondary: Montana Mine
Secondary: Nellie Lode Pat.
Secondary: Montana Standard Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Prospect Creek 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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Edward Donlan
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1944

Owner Name: Montana Standard Mining Co.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1944


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining 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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): LACK OF INFORMATION PRECLUDES FURTHER CONSIDERATION


References

Reference (Deposit): MBM & G MEM 15, 1935, P70

Reference (Deposit): MBM & G MEM 31, 1949, P46

Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY,1963,MBMG BULL.34,P.33-34,PL.3


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.