The Urbane Prospect is a zinc, gold, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.56583, -112.19861
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Urbane Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Urbane Prospect
Secondary: Adits No. 2 and No. 3
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Tidal Wave 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: Underground
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: Tobacco Root Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Center Fault, Trending N20e, 45 W.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Brecciation, Gouge
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoarchean
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO. 2 ADIT, NORTHWEST OF NO. 3, IS 20 FEET STRATIGRAPHICALLY BELOW THE FLATHEAD-PONY GNEISS CONTACT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): NW 1/4, NE 1/4, SECTION 22.
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, 100 FT AND 75 FT LONG.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 24, P. 37-38
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.
