Beudantite Occurrence

The Beudantite Occurrence is a silver and lead mine located in Flathead county, Montana.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Beudantite Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Montana
County: Flathead
District: Hog Heaven District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: 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
Physiographic Detail: Southern Salish Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Shroder Creek Fault; Elk Mountain Anticline. Both Trend Nw. N - S Trending Anticlines And Synclines

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NODULES ASSAYED 0.3 OZ/TON AG. IT SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND THAT SILVER ASSAYS OF SURFICIAL ROCK IN THE DISTRICT ARE GENERALLY LOW

Materials

Ore: Beudantite

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR THE CENTER OF THE SECTION

Comment (Deposit): NODULES ARE SCATTERED ON THE SURFACE

Comment (Development): NO DEVELOPMENT OR EXPLORATION HAS TAKEN PLACE ON THIS OCCURRENCE

Comment (Location): Political location in record is Sanders county. Lat/long falls 3.7km inside adjacent Flathead county. Lat/long is consistent with relative position information APPROX. 2.3 MI SE OF HUBBART LOOKOUT and with PLSS coordinates. So the county name was changed to Flathead.

References

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-14-1964

Reference (Deposit): JOHNS, W. M., AND OTHERS, 1963 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI - FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 36 , PP. 55, 58 .

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: JOHNS, W. M., AND OTHERS: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 36 , P. 58 .

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.