The Montpark Mine is a tungsten and copper mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 8,301 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: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Copper
Lat, Long: 46.38222, -113.05417
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Montpark Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montpark Mine
Secondary: Gypsy Queen
Secondary: Pitman
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
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: Hartley Pitman
Home Office: Deer Lodge, Mt.
Owner Name: Gypsy Queen Mining Co
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: L
Description: Vertical Fault Displaces Tactite 600 Ft N
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.76 OZ AG
Analytical Data: 0.01 OZ AU
Analytical Data: 0.55% CU
Analytical Data: ASS. #9: 0.19% WO
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): PITS, SHAFS, INCLINES, ADIT ALL CAVED
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE DISSEMINATED IN SMALL CLUSTERS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 6334, P. 5, 18, 19.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 14, P. 14.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-30-1964
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.
