Storm Lake Tungsten Prospect

The Storm Lake Tungsten Prospect is a silver and tungsten mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 feet.

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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: Storm Lake Tungsten Prospect  

State:  Montana

County:  Deer Lodge

Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Tungsten

Lat, Long: 46.11417, -113.26083

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Storm Lake Tungsten Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Storm Lake Tungsten Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Anaconda Range Area


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: Heaphy, Robert
Home Office: 800 E. Sixth Ave., Anaconda, Mt

Owner Name: Sunshine Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1957
Discovery Year: 1910
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Anaconda Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Tarlach Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ABOUT 5 OZ AG/TON, 0.25% WO3


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Production): 40 TONS SILVER ORE SHIPPED TO SMELTER


References

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W.H. AND CALKINS, F.C., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBURG QUADRANGLE MONTANA: U.S. GEOL. PROF. PAPER 78, 271 P.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 16.

Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1956


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.