The R and M #1 Prospect is a arsenic and lead mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Arsenic, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.44167, -115.11583
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R and M #1 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: R and M #1 Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Arsenic
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Swamp Creek 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD/LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nw Plunging Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT SULFIDE MINERAL CONTENT IS LESS THAN 1 % OF VEIN MATTER
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): ALONG BANK OF WEST FORK OF SWAMP CREEK
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSIST LARGELY OF A SINGLE BEDDING PLANE VEIN WHICH SOMETIMES SPLITS TO FORM 1 TO 2 FT VEINS SEPARATED BY 6 TO 12 IN LENSES OF WALL ROCK.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHORT ADIT DRIVEN ALONG THE BEDDING PLANE VEIN
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 19 .
Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL 34 , P. 19
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.
