The Tungsten Mine Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 46.27361, -113.06528
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Tungsten Mine Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tungsten Mine Prospect
Secondary: Entrepreneur
Secondary: National Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Manganese
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Flint Creek Range Area
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: F. E. Charters
Home Office: Deer Lodge, 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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 700 PPM CR
Analytical Data: 1000 PPM PB
Analytical Data: GT 5000 PPM MN
Analytical Data: FLOAT ASS. 2.08% WO315 PPM AG
Materials
Ore: Huebnerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PRODUCTION APPARENTLY WAS FROM A SE-RAKING INTERSECTION OF TWO FRACTURES NEAR THE CENTER OF THE VEIN STRUCTURE.
Comment (Deposit): 10 ACRES AREA EXPOSED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Workings): MILL ON PROPERTY, SHALLOW SHAFTS, PITS, TRENCHES.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 6334, P. 5, 16, 18.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): USFS FIELD RECORD
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-29-1964
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.
