Unnamed Prospects

The Unnamed Prospects is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Lake county, Montana at an elevation of 3,881 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

Name: Unnamed Prospects

State:  Montana

County:  Lake

Elevation: 3,881 Feet (1,183 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 47.7753, -114.39940

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Unnamed Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Lake


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): A SAMPLE FROM A 60-FOOT-LONG TRENCH WHICH FOLLOWED A TWO- FOOT-WIDE QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINED 0.2 PERCENT COPPER, 1.0 OUNCE SILVER PER TON, AND .07 OUNCE GOLD PER TON.

Comment (Reference): ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-22. COPIES OF THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED BY THE PUBLIC EITHER THROUGH THE BIA OR THE FLATHEAD TRIBAL HEADQUARTERS. PERMISSION TO PUBLISH JOHNS REPORT WAS GRANTED AND SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN 1982.


References

Reference (Deposit): RESOURCES INFORMATION FOR THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION,

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA: ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT BIA-22, P.41-43.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNS,W.M., LAWSON,D.C., AND MCCLERNAN,H.G., 1970, REPORT ON

Reference (Deposit): SOIL-SAMPLING RESULTS IN THE CHIEF CLIFF DISTRICT AND

Reference (Deposit): ADJACENT AREAS, LAKE COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES AND GEOLOGY., UNPUBLISHED REPORT FOR THE

Reference (Deposit): CONFEDERATED KOOTENAI AND SALISH TRIBES, 62P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, 1976, STATUS OF MINERAL


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.