The Unidentified Occurrence is a tungsten mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 7,959 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: 7,959 Feet (2,426 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 46.30667, -112.98333
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Unidentified Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Rhenium
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Flint Creek Range Area
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1958)
References
Reference (Deposit): FS FIELD REPORT
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.
