The Deerlodge Basin Prospect is a copper, lead, and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 8,599 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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.39528, -113.08000
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Deerlodge Basin Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deerlodge Basin Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder Creek) 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: 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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Mount Powell Batholith
Type: L
Description: Royal Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 6.3 OZ./TON AG, 0.73% PB, 0.70% WO3, 0.24% ZN, 0.40% CU
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 10 MILES ON BOULDER CREEK ROAD TO BROOKLYN MINE THEN NORTHEASTERLY TO ALTOONA LAKES, ON RIDGE 0.5-1.0 MILE E OF THE ALBION MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Workings): ONE TRENCH, ONE TEST PIT AND ONE INCLINED ADIT
Comment (Deposit): "TUNGSTUN CONTENT INDICATES AN EXTENSION OF TUNGSTUN BEARING ROCKS MORE THAN ONE MILE NORTHWARD FROM GRANITE CREEK AREA" ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REP 81-1095, P. 185-6, FIG. 21, 23
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.
