The Lively Prospect is a silver, zinc, copper, and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 8,501 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: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.54889, -113.00056
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Lively Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lively Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Pioneer Mountains
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1921
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT TRENDS S 80 W
Comment (Location): 3 MI NE OF JACOBSON MEADOWS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
References
Reference (Deposit): FIELD NOTES - R.C. PEARSON, USGS, DENVER, COLO
Reference (Production): MBMG BULL. 85, P. 178
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.
