The Independent is a tungsten, gold, silver, copper, lead, and iron mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Iron
Lat, Long: 45.59611, -111.89889
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Independent MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independent
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Potosi
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Potosi Tungsten Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1906
Discovery Method: 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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tobacco Root Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY MADE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CLAIM A DISCOVERY TUNNEL - 75 FEET LONG. LATER CONNECTED WITH A 500 FOOT SHAFT (CAVED NOW) {{ CROSS-CUT TUNNEL - ABOUT 50 FEET VERTICALLY BELOW AND A LITTLE TO THE WEST OF THE DISCOVERY TUNNEL. 940 FEET LONG
References
Reference (Deposit): 1906 DIREXPL SENATOR CLARK INTEREST OF BUTTE
Reference (Deposit): 1937 DIREXPL J. T. NORTON - METALLURGICAL AND MINING ENGINEER, BUTTE
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.
