The Ben G Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,500 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
Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 46.21694, -113.15000
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Ben G Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ben G Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Johnson Basin 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. J. Meloy And Others
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.5% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Geology): METAMORPHOSED TO MARBLE BY 2 GRANODIORITE INTRUSIONS. SCHEELITE MINE IN TRENCH.
Comment (Workings): 2 BULDOZER CUTS AND A TRENCH
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE IS FOUND ON FRACTURE PLANES IN THE DOLOMITE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5612, P. 1, 2, 43, 45, 48, 49
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.
