The Whitetail Creek Molybdenum Occurrence is a mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 6,401 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
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.24444, -112.67833
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Whitetail Creek Molybdenum Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whitetail Creek Molybdenum Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Geophysical Anomaly
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
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS OF ROCK SAMPLE SHOWED 500 PPM MOLYBDENUM
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): .9 MI. N. OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Deposit): ROCK SAMPLE FROM VERY THIN BED OF GREY-GREEN COPPER-BEARING ARGILLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): 1970 COMPILE MUDGE, M.R. AND OTHERS: BULL. 1385-
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: MUDGE, M.R. AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS BULL. 1385-B, P. 52
Reference (Deposit): MUDGE, MELVILLE R., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS, POWELL AND LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTIES, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1385-B, P. 52, 5
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.
