The Isabelle Queen Prospect is a manganese and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Isabelle Queen Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Isabelle Queen Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: John H. Duthie
Home Office: Los Angeles, Ca.
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
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Philipsburg Anticline Philipsburg Overthrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 0.11% W03
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LIES ON W LIMB OF PHILP. ANTICLINE.
Comment (Workings): CAVED SHAFT, 40FT DRIFT, 40FT WINZE, SHALLOW PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 2, 21, 22, 24
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.
