The North Fork Granite Creek Prospect is a silver and tungsten mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,799 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
Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 46.38417, -113.08472
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North Fork Granite Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Fork Granite Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder 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
Owner Name: Union Carbide
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Mount Powell Batholith
Type: L
Description: Royal Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.22% CU, 0.06% PB, 0.12% ZN, 0.08% WO3.
Analytical Data: 1.4 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1 MI UP GRANIT CREEK JEEP TRAIL. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Deposit): SUB PARALLEL TO BEDDING. VEIN IS THICKEST AT SOUTH END OF PROSPECT AND SPLITS INTO VEIN LETS IN A TACTITE ZONE TO THE NORTH. GRANITE TO THE EAST.
Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS AND 2 SHAFTS, BULLDOZER TRENCH 120 FT LONG, 2 SHALLOW PITS 100 AND 200 FT LONG.
Comment (Deposit): COMPANY BELIEVES THAT EXTENSIVE TUNGSTEN RESOURSE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REP 81-1095, P. 181-84, FIG. 21, 23
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.
