The Number 10 Tunnel Prospect is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 2,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.335, -114.78472
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Number 10 Tunnel Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Number 10 Tunnel Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Plains Mining 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD/LENS
Structure
Not available
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
Analytical Data: 10 INCH SAMPLE ACROSS VEIN ASSAYED 11.1 % PB, 0.02 OZ/TON AU AND 4 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONLY ONE ADIT
Comment (Location): ON NORTH SIDE OF CLARK FORK JUST S OF THE NO. 10 TUNNEL OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC R.R.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN PARALLELS BEDDING AND RANGES FROM 3 TO 12 INCHES IN WIDTH.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 3-12 INCH VEINS, 11.1% PB, 0.02 OZ AU, 4 OZ AG/TON
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. 26 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-13-1963
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 26 .
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.
