The H. L. M. Prospect is a tungsten and silver mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,850 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: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.14444, -113.22083
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H. L. M. Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: H. L. M. Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Silver Lake 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Russel Luke And Others
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Syncline, Intrusive Granite Cable Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Quartz Vein
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS RANGE FROM 0.01 TO 1.6 PERCENT WO3 OVER WIDTHS OF 2.5 TO 4 FEET
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): APPROX. 20 TONS 0.3 PERCENT WO3
Comment (Development): MINE MAP PRESENTED IN WALKER AS FIG. 20. DOES NOT SHOW CORRECT ELEVATIONS. ACTUAL ELEVATIONS ARE ABOUT 400 FEET LESS THAN SHOWN IN FIG. 20.
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE STRIKE N50W, DIP.90 HAS WEAK SCHEELITE MINERALIZATION ASS. 0.03 WO3, MINERALIZATION IS GENERALLY LOW GRADE, THE BEST VALUES ARE IN THE QUARTZ VEIN.
Comment (Location): LOCATION ON MOUTH OF LOWER ADIT. WORKINGS CONTINUE TO NW FOR ABOUT 0.5 MI. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY TWO ADITS, ABOUT 60 M LONG EACH, AND AT LEAST FIVE BULLDOZER TRENCHES ON HILL ABOVE ADITS. OUTCROP OF VEIN IS ABOVE LOWER ADIT. VEIN ASSAYS 0.1 TO 0.29 PERCENT WO3 WHERE INTERSECTED UNDERGROUND BY ADIT. FORMERLY WORKED FOR AG, 2 ADITS AND A WINZE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78. PL 1.
Reference (Deposit): USBM REPT INVES 5612 P. 2, 27, 29, 33-35.
Reference (Deposit): 1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS
Reference (Deposit): 1958 GEOLMAP USBM WALKER
Reference (Production): WALKER, USBM RI 5612
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.
