The White Cap Mine is a silver mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,500 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 45.84667, -113.16667
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White Cap Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Cap Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Calvert Hill 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: George Henderson
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO CHIP SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.05-0.08% CU, 0.20-0.25% PB, 0.014% WO3, 0.002-0.005 OZ AU/TON, AND 0.60 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM, LOCATED 1956.
Comment (Workings): DISCOVERY PIT, 8 FT. DEEP EXPOSES MINERALIZED ZONE. BULLDOZER CUTS AROUND THE PIT SHOWED NO ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 151
Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
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.
