The Perry Canyon Tungsten is a tungsten and molybdenum mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 4,902 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: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 45.75139, -112.12917
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Perry Canyon Tungsten MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Perry Canyon Tungsten
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Whitehall (Renova) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Home Office: Chicago, Il.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
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: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Limestone Trends N10w, 60-75e, High Angle Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.18 TO 1.12 % WO3.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): JUST EAST OF 17/18 SECTION LINE, IN THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 17
Comment (Deposit): LIMESTONE ROOF PENDANT CONTAINS TACTITE AND IS TERMINATED BY HIGH ANGLE FAULTS ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS.
Comment (Workings): 150-FT. ADIT, TO PARTIALLY CAVED SHAFTS 25 AND 40 FEET DEEP, FOUR BULLDOZER TRENCHES, AND SEVERAL HAND TRENCHES.
References
Reference (Deposit): WALKER, D.D., 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WESTERN MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. OF INV. 6334, P. 40-41
Reference (Deposit): 1963 RECON U.S.B.M., REPT. INV. 633
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.
