The Copper Ridge Prospect is a gold mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.89194, -115.54611
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Copper Ridge Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Ridge Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Vermilion River 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: P. O. Brende
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1881
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Two Nw Trending Faults Dipping Steeply Sw.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Iron Staining Within Vein
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ACROSS ONE VEIN ASSAYED AN AVERAGE OF 0.23 OZ/TON AU.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL VEINS, THREE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN MEASURED. STRIKES AND DIPS ARE: N 50 DEG E, 53 DEG SE; N 10 DEG W, DIPPING STEEPLY NE; N 20 DEG E, 19 DEG NW.
Comment (Workings): FIVE ADITS 180 , 185 , 80 , 260 & 110 FEET LONG RESPECTIVELY WERE IN EXISTENCE AS OF 1949 .
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE VARIES 0.2 OZ TO .56 OZ AU PER TON
Comment (Location): NEAR THE HEAD OF THE WEST FORK OF CANYON CREEK.
Comment (Development): CLAIMS WERE RELOCATED IN THE 1930'S.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P 51 .
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL 34 , PP 50 - 51 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 07-05-1963
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.
