The Synidicate Prospect is a copper, silver, and lead mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.46556, -115.56056
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Synidicate Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Synidicate Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Packer 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BANDS OF ORE
Structure
Type: R
Description: A Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Is Made Of Subparallel Faults And Folds.
Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal Bleaching Is Common Along The Fault Zone And Has Been Used As A Guide To Ore Deposits.
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE SUPPOSEDLY GAVE "HIGH RETURNS" OF AG.
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN A BAND 6-8 IN WIDE WITHIN THE 3-6 FT WIDE QUARTZ SIDERITE VEIN
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF ONE 225 FT ADIT WITH SEVERAL NORTH TRENDING DRIFTS
Comment (Location): ON RAT CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF WEST FORK PACKER CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 191 , PL. 3 .
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, PP. 588 , 601 .
Reference (Production): CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 191 .
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.
