The Hilltop Prospect is a tungsten and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Hilltop Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hilltop Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Calcium
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Anaconda 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: Burton Colwell
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE STRIKES S 46 E AND DIPS VERTICALLY. QUARTZ VEIN IS 6-24 IN WIDE. WIDELY SCATTERED MINUTE SPECKS OF SCHEELITE ARE VISIBLE UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LAMP, BUT ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE FAILED TO INDICATE TUNGSTEN.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS R1 5612, P. 27, 29, 40
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.
