The Carlson Prospect is a lead and zinc mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Carlson Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carlson Prospect
Secondary: Jefferson Prospect
Secondary: North Boulder Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Boulder Mountains Area
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
Owner Name: Carlson (Estate)
Owner Name: The Anaconda Co.
Home Office: Hennessy Bldg., Butte, Mt.
Production
Year: 1952
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MILL-TEST ORE: 0.02 OZ AU, 1.4 OZ AG, 0.38% CU, 3.44% PB, 3.06% ZN, 6.4% MN.
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Rhodochrosite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH BOULDER GROUP INCLUDES SEC 13, 14, 23, 24. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS: WISCONSIN, JEFFERSON, NORTH BOULDER. 22 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AND NUMEROUS BULLDOZER CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 30, P. 22.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 71.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1151, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 82, P. 10.
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.
