The Mt. Cowan Molybdenum Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Park county, Montana at an elevation of 9,800 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: 9,800 Feet (2,987 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 45.38333, -110.47500
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Mt. Cowan Molybdenum Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mt. Cowan Molybdenum Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Park
District: Emigrant District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: K. Counts
Home Office: Livingstone, Mt.
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: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Absaroka Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.02% MOLYBDENITE
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SCATTERED MOLYBDENITE CRYSTALS
Comment (Deposit): STRIKE AND DIP ARE FOR DIKES.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): REED, G, 1945, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, PARK CO., MONT., USBM. INF. CIRC. 7546, P. 53.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-28-1961
Reference (Deposit): 1950 COMPILE USBM, INF. CIRC. 754
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.
