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Polar Star Lode

Prospect in Park county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022837
MRDS ID FS00330
Record type Site
Current site name Polar Star Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.95551, 45.06048 (WGS84)
Elevation 2975
Relative position 1/2 NNW OF FISHER MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cooke City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Red Lodge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Billings(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clarks Fork Yellowstone(hydrologic unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009S 014E 11 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MINERALIZATION HASN'T BEEN COMPLETELY EXPLORED THOUGH THE CLAIM LOOKS PROMISING

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Madison Limestone
    Rock description Madison Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.95551, 45.06048
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.25M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE LIMESTONE IS INTRUDED BY THE PORPHYRY CAUSING MINERALIZATION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1888
Discoverer Western Smelting & Power Co.

Mining district

District name New World Mining

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Western Smelting And Power Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • NO 1 TUNNEL - 40 FT. LONG, EXPOSES VEIN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1925 DIREXPL USFS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Steward, Candis A. U.S. Geological Survey

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