The Deer Creek Prospect is a copper and nickel mine located in Gallatin county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Nickel
Lat, Long: 45.3, -111.21250
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Deer Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deer Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: Montana
County: Gallatin
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Madison Range - Gallatin Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Spanish Peaks Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: THE PROSPECT HAS NO POTENTION
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN APPROXIMATE FOR NE/4 OF SECTION RR. OCCURANCE IS NEAR MOUTH OF DEER CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): MCMANNIS, W., AND CHADWICK, R., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE GARNET MTN. QUAD., GALLATIN CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL, BULL 43, P.43
Reference (Deposit): BECRAFT, CALKINS, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SPANISH PEAKS AREA, MONTANA, USGS BULL 1230-B, P.40.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP MBMG., BULL 43
Reference (Deposit): 1966 RECON BECRAFT, CALKINS, BULL 1230-B
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.
