Bear Cat Prospect

The Bear Cat Prospect is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,041 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

Name: Bear Cat Prospect  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 7,041 Feet (2,146 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 45.80111, -112.45833

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Bear Cat Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bear Cat Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Highland (Fish Creek) District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Highland Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Limestone Trends From N40w, 90, To N15w, 25w.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Altered Diorite


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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECTED DUMP SAMPLES ASSAYED A TRACE OF GOLD, 0.01 OZ/TON SILVER, AND 0.09% CU.


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Gypsum


Comments

Comment (Workings): ONE INACCESSIBLE SHAFT 30 OR MORE FEET DEEP.

Comment (Geology): DIORITE MASS IS SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET WIDE


References

Reference (Deposit): 1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 3

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 32, P. 49


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.