The Hemlock Prospect is a copper, silver, lead, and gold mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 3,501 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
Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.4325, -115.51583
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Hemlock Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hemlock Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
District: Packer Creek 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: Charles M. Shaw
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: GRAINS, STRINGERS
Structure
Type: R
Description: A Major Structural Grain Which Trends Nw And Is Made Of Subparallel Faults And Folds.
Type: L
Description: Minor Faulting Which Offsets The Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): MAIN DEVELOPMENT WAS BY A DRIFT EXTENDING ABOUT 300 FT LONG ALONG THE VEIN
Comment (Location): ON AND NEAR THE MOUTH OF WEST FORK OF PACKER CREEK
Comment (Development): MINE WAS UNDERGOING NEW DEVELOPMENT WORK IN 1972 AFTER BEING INACTIVE FOR AT LEAST 20 YEARS. DEVELOPMENT HAD HALTED BY 1977 .
Comment (Deposit): VEIN AVERAGES 20 FT THICKNESS. GALENA IS ENCLOSED IN BOTH SIDERITE AND QUARTZ WITHIN THE VEIN AS WELL AS FORMING SMALL STRINGERS IN THE COUNTRY ROCK
References
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY: US GEOL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 588 .
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1972 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 88 , P. 18 .
Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1977 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1977 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 107 , P. 16 .
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 194 - 195 , PL. 3 .
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.
