The Antelope-Pony District is a chromium mine located in Madison county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 45.67611, -111.95639
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Antelope-Pony District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Antelope-Pony District
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Osmium
Tertiary: Iridium
Location
State: Montana
County: Madison
District: Antelope-Pony District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS. EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PROSPECT SYMBOL ON 7,600 FT CONTOUR NEAR CENTER SEC. 10
Comment (Commodity): PGE MINERALS IDENTIFIED BY X-RAY DIFFRACTION OR ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN REFERENCE
Comment (Deposit): NO DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE IN REFERENCE; UNPUBLISHED MODEL NAME: WYOMING PROVINCE CHROMITITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): PAGE, N.J, CLARK, A.L., DESBOROUGH, G.A., AND PARKER, R.L., 1973, PLATINUM-GROUP METALS, IN BROBST, D.A., AND PRATT, W.P., EDS., UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 820, P. 539, TABLE 110
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.
