Silver Cable

The Silver Cable is a mine located in Lincoln county, Montana at an elevation of 5,361 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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Cable

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Montana
County: Lincoln
District: Libby District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Environmental Factors): THE MINE WAS LOCATED ON A MOUNTAINSIDE WELL ABOVE (800 TO 1,000 FEET) THE CABLE CREEK DRAINAGE; HOWEVER, NO SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED DUE TO INACCESSIBILITY OF THE WORKINGS. THERE APPEARED TO BE A GOOD VEGETATIVE COVER ON THE THE DUMPS AND NO DIRECT MIGRATION ROUTES TO SURFACE WATER. THE LITERATURE REPORTED THAT A SMALL MILL WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR THIS MINE BUT NEVER OPERATED. NO EVIDENCE OF THE MILL WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. ONE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MINE OPENING (ADIT) WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE.

References

Reference (Deposit): PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-157.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 956, 1948, P. 115 & PLATE # 1

Reference (Deposit): MBM & G MEM,15. 1935, P45

Reference (Deposit): MBM&G BULL 79, P95.

Reference (Deposit): MONTANA DEPT. OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES

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.