Slow Poke Prospect

The Slow Poke Prospect is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,399 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

Name: Slow Poke Prospect

State:  Montana

County:  Sanders

Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 47.27472, -114.39472

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Slow Poke Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Slow Poke Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Montana
County: Sanders


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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: POD/LENS


Structure

Type: L
Description: 2 Faults: One Which Follows The Quartz-Gabbro Contact Strikes Nw And Dips 34 Deg Sw; The Other Strikes Ne And Dips 20 - 38 Deg Se, Along Revais Creek, A Sill Has Been Traced Almost Continuously For 8000 Ft.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): ONE 300 FT ADIT WHICH CROSSCUTS A NW-TRENDING FAULT. SHAFT.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NW TRENDING FAULT DIPS 34 SW, NE TRENDING FAULT DIPS 20-38 SE

Comment (Location): ALONG REVAIS CREEK

Comment (Development): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): VEINS CONTAIN A FEW SCATTERED LENSES OF QUARTZ


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. 39 .

Reference (Deposit): GILBERT, F. C., 1935 , DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEM. 15 , P. 70 .

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11-07-1963


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.