The Pilgrim Prospect is a copper mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.93222, -115.88139
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Pilgrim Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pilgrim Prospect
Secondary: Holbert Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Bismuth
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Pilgrim Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Holliday Fault (Strikes Nw) Ne Trending Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO MINERALIZATION WAS ENCOUNTERED IN A 1961 EXAMINATION OF ACCESSIBLE WORKINGS. SULFIDE MINERALS WERE VERY SCARCE ON THE DUMP.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS IN 1926 CONSISTED OF 3 TUNNELS 200 , 700 AND 2000 FT LONG. AS OF 1960 ONLY ONE ADIT WAS ACCESSIBLE.
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK STRIKES SLIGHTLY NE AND DIPS 60 DEG NW
Comment (Location): 1/2 MI SE SOUTH FORK OF PILGRIM CREEK
Comment (Development): IN THE LATE 1910'S 6 CLAIMS WERE HELD BY THE PRINCETON MINING CO. IN 1926 IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CABINET RANGE COPPER MINING CO. WAS DOING DEVELOPMENT WORK ON 18 CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 23 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-13-1963
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.
