The Copper Lode Prospect is a copper and silver mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.31472, -112.94778
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Copper Lode Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Lode Prospect
Secondary: Bonanza Prospect
Secondary: Manley Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Flint Creek Range 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: QUARTZ VEIN HAS 0.3 TO 0.4 OZ/TON AG, 0.03% CU, 0.04% PB
Analytical Data: THE DIABASE CONTAINED 0.051% CU
Analytical Data: 0.7 OZ/TON AG, 0.18% ZN
Analytical Data: ARGILLITE AND QUARTZITE UP TO 0.51% CU
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 16 FT ADIT 50 FT BELOW THE RIM AT THE S EDGE OF MARBLE PARK. 150 FT LOWER IS ANOTHER ADIT
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1902; 1973
Comment (Location): SOUTH EDGE OF MARBLE PARK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1967)
Comment (Development): MINERALIZED ZONE IS NOT WELL ENOUGH EXPOSED TO PERMIT A RESOURSE ESTMATE.
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE STRIKES N 50 TO 60 W. COPPER, SILVER AND ZINC ARE CONCENTRATED LOCALLY ALONG SHEARED ARGILLITE ZONE ADJACENT TO METASEDIMENTS ADJACENT TO INTRUSIVE DIABASE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REP 81-1095, P. 161-62, FIG. 21, 29
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.
