The Wild Bat Prospect is a silver and copper mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.31111, -113.04028
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Wild Bat Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wild Bat Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Baldy Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Pioneer Batholith, 100-Ft Dikes Trend N45w.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Skarn
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.001-0.006 OZ AU/TON, 0.45-0.05 OZ AG/TON, 0.50-0.75% CU AND NO PB, ZN.
Materials
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DUMP MATERIAL CONTAINED IRON-STAINED QUARTZ AND COPPER STAINED LIMESTONE
Comment (Location): CENTER OF SOUTH 1/2, SECTION 14
Comment (Workings): BULLDOZER CUT, VERTICAL SHAFT 22 FT DEEP IN GRANODIORITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 78
Reference (Deposit): 1972 RECON M.B.M.G. BULL 8
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.
