The Unidentified Occurrence is a silver and lead mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,421 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: 7,421 Feet (2,262 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.11889, -113.28528
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Unidentified Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1500 PPM AG, 20,000 PPM PB, 5000 PPM CU, 5000 PPM SB, 1000 PPM W, 700 PPM ZN, 500 PPM CR
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): LOWER ADIT 4 FT BY 6 FT BY 50 FT UPPER ADIT 4 FT BY 4 FT. BY UNDETERMINED LENGTH
Comment (Deposit): SIZE OF DISTURBED AREA APPROXIMATELY 3 ACRES CONTAINS TEST PITS OPEN TRENCHES AS WELL AS 2 ADITS SIZE OF DUMP IS APPROXIMATELY 0.25 ACRES. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
References
Reference (Deposit): FS FIELD REPORT
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.
