The Gold King Prospect is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 2,700 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: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.86, -115.46083
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Gold King Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold King Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Cabinet Mining 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: Phil F. Leison
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1949
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: R
Description: A General Structural Grain Of Northward Trending Faults Which Are Parallel To Subparallel To Folds.
Type: L
Description: A Post Mineral Fault Marked By About 1 In Of Gouge, Cuts The Vein.
Alterations
Not available
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON NORTH SIDE OF VERMILION RIVER A SHORT DISTANCE NW OF AJAX PLACER
Comment (Development): ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM. GROUND RELOCATED BY PHIL F. LEISON IN FEBRUARY 1961 .
Comment (Deposit): AMOUNT OF ORE WITHIN VEIN IS SMALL.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 1 FT. QTZ VEIN
Comment (Deposit): ALBERT THAYER REPORTED THAT A GALENA VEIN A FEW INCHES WIDE CROPPING OUT A FEW HUNDRED FT NE OF THE ADIT HAS BEEN COVERED BY BANK SLOUGHING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNS, W. M., 1962 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 29 , P. 33 .
Reference (Deposit): JOHNS, W. M., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 79 , P. 126 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-11-1963
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.
