The Carbonator Prospect is a silver and tungsten mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 46.18972, -113.10972
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Carbonator Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carbonator Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Olson Gulch 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: Cliff Smith
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Near Crest Of An Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Geology): A SMALL STOCK OF GRANODIORITE LIES 0.25 MI W AND A LARGER STOCK IS ABOUT 0.75 MI S OF PROPERTY.
Comment (Workings): 35 FT SHAFT, 150 FT ADIT, SHAFT ON SILVER-BEARING SHEAR ZONE.
Comment (Deposit): HIGH GRADE SCHEELITE FLOAT ABOVE ADIT, NONE IN ADIT. SHEAR ZONE STRIKES N 45 W AND HAS A VERTICAL DIP. A LENS 8-12 IN WIDE AND 5 FT LONG IS EXPOSED IN W WALL OF SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5612, P. 2, 43, 45, 52-3
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.
