The location is somewhat remote, the larger towns of Helena and Bozeman being close to 100 miles away. There are a lot of small towns around the area where fuel and food can be acquired. The access is second to none. A 2WD vehicle will have no problem making it to the mine. A good paved road leads 90% of the way with only the last few miles on a well maintained dirt road.

There are two nearly vertical veins in a marginal phase of the monzonite batholith. The veins strike N. 2C° E. and N. 400 E., respectively. They are about 250 feet apart where developed.

Development comprises a 110-foot vertical shaft on no. 1 vein. From the bottom of the shaft is a drift northeast on the vein and a crosscut to no. 2 vein. On no. 1 vein two shoots, one about 40 feet long and another probably somewhat longer, had been stoped to surface. These shoots were said to have produced high-grade gold ore.

No. 2 vein was said to be wider and lower grade but was inaccessible. There were surface evidences of considerable stoping. The water level appeared to be just below the bottom of no. 1 shaft.” (Lorain 1937).

Bureau of Mines report circa 1937; on Gold Lode Mining in the Tobacco Root Mountains;
“The only active lode mine in the Norwegian district was the Norwegian mine, which was being reopened by J. T. Dravenstott of Norris. This mine was said to have produced $50,000 from high-grade shipping ore in the early days of the district ($50K in 1903 adjusted for inflation would be over $1,276,900 today. Another way to look at it is the 1903 price of gold was 18.95 per ounce. 50K/18.95 = 2638 ounces of gold – the number is probably a little lower when you subtract the small amount of silver taken from the mine. Still 2600+ ounces of gold from a small mine like this suggests the ore was pretty rich). The Norwegian is located in the foothills, several miles west of the Montana Highway 1 about 7 miles northwest of Norris.

Additional History on the Norwegian
The Norwegian mine was mentioned in the mining literature in 1902, 1903 and 1934. In 1935 there was a 100-foot shaft plus 300 feet of drifts and crosscuts. The plant consisted of a gasoline hoist, and 5 men were employed there. According to the owner, the mine had produced about $25,000, with the last shipments averaging over $100 per ton. In addition to drifts from the bottom of the shaft, several ore shoots were also drifted from the surface (Gilbert 1935; Lorain 1937; WPA 1941).