The Smith Prospect is a tungsten and silver mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.1925, -113.10083
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Smith Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Olson Gulch 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: Cliff Smith
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: N Hasmark Faulted Contact With Madison Lst., Granodiorite Intrusion 0.5 Mile S Of Claims
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 5 BULLDOZER CUTS, 20FT ADIT, SEVERAL PITS, CAVED SHAFT.
Comment (Production): 30 ST OF HANDPICKED ORE CONTAINING 0.4% W03 WAS TREATED IN A MILL NEAR HALL, MONT.
Comment (Deposit): OLD SHAFT SUNK FOR SILVER.
Comment (Location): LAT LONG ARE ON MAIN DIGGINGS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
References
Reference (Production): USBM REP INVES 5612.
Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 2, 43, 45, 52
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