The Arlington Prospect is a lead and zinc mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.55361, -115.70889
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Arlington Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arlington Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Prospect 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Arlington Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: N-S Trending Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS VERY SPARSE CONSISTING OF A FEW QUARTZ PODS AND LENSES WITHIN THE SHEAR ZONES AND MINOR 1 - 2 INCH QUARTZ VEINLETS.
Comment (Workings): IN THE 1900'S TWO ADITS HAD BEEN DRILLED. AS OF 1961 , ONE ADIT WAS ACCESSIBLE FOR 1300 FT; THE OTHER WAS CAVED.
Comment (Location): 1 1/2 SE OF IDAHO-MONTANA BORDER. ON THE NORTH SLOPE OF GUDDEN CREEK.
Comment (Development): DISCOVERY OF MINE MUST HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE EARLY 1900'S. BY 1910 THE MINE WAS INACTIVE.
Comment (Geology): PYRRHOTITE VISIBLE ONLY WITH AID OF MICROSCOPE.
References
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 30
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.
