The Mc Cabe Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,594 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,594 Feet (2,010 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 46.17111, -113.22583
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Mc Cabe Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mc Cabe Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
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: Mc Cabe, Joseph
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt
Owner Name: Marvin Croff, Anaconda, Mont
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1956
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: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Cable Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SURFACE ASSAYS OF VEIN RANGE FROM 0.01 TO 0.51 PERCENT WO3. A SAMPLE ACROSS THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS 0.3% WO3.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT, SEVERAL TRENCHES.
Comment (Location): LOCATION OF ADIT PORTAL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH A QUARTZ VEIN EXPOSED BY TRENCHES. AN ADIT HAS EXPOSED A 95 FOOT ZONE OF LIMESTONE BETWEEN 2 6 IN SILICEOUS LIMESTONE LAYERS. THE ZONE RANGES FROM 1-3 FT IN WIDTH, STRIKES N 12 W, AND DIPS 30 W. FOR 50 FT THE ZONE CONTAINS SHEELITE MINERALIZATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1956.
Reference (Deposit): 1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS
Reference (Deposit): 1958 GEOLMAP USBM WALKER
Reference (Deposit): 1969 GEOLMAP MBMG EARLL
Reference (Deposit): MBMG RI 5612, P. 2 27, 29, 40-2.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 14, P. 11.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 15.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 15
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.
