Calvert

The Calvert is a mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,021 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: Calvert

State: Montana

County: Beaverhead

Elevation: 7,021 Feet (2,140 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 45.8481, -113.15140

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Calvert MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Calvert
Secondary: Red Button

Commodity

Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead

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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: General Electric Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Ohio
Info Year: 1972

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1956
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

Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Chlorite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MATRIX 1 COL 1 REPRESENTS TOTAL MINE RESERVES DESCRIBED IN MAT 1 COL 2 AND INCLUDES 10% DILUTION

References

Reference (Deposit): GYON,J.,1981, GEN. ELECT. CORP. ORAL COMM.

Reference (Deposit): GOETZ,L.,1973, GEN. ELECT. CORP. ORAL COMM.

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.,BULL.85,194PP.

Reference (Deposit): GEACH,R.D.,1972, MINES AND MIN. DEP. BEAVERHEAD COUNT. MONT.

Reference (Deposit): QUAD,SILVERBOW AND BEAVERHEAD COUNT.,MONT., USGS, GQ-988.

Reference (Deposit): FRASER,G.D. AND WALDROP,H.A.,1972, GEOL. MAP-WISE RIVER.

Reference (Deposit): ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS,1982, ORAL COMM.

Reference (Deposit): MILLER,D., 1981, ARCO-ANACONDA, PER. COMM.

Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE,J.W.,1981, U.S.ANTIMONY CORP., PER. COMM.

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA, BUMINES MAS REPT. 25PP.

Reference (Deposit): HILLMAN,C.T., 1981, NEVADA SCHEELITE MINE, MINERAL COUNT.

Reference (Deposit): P.367-370.

Reference (Deposit): ROCKS, PIONEER MTNS. S.W. MONT., GEOL. SOC. AM. BULL.V.86,

Reference (Deposit): CHEM. AND AGE DATA ON SOME INTRUSIVES AND ASSOC. META.

Reference (Deposit): ZEN,E.,MARVIN,R.F. AND MEHNERT,H.H.,1975, PRELIM. PETROGRAP-

Reference (Deposit): CR. CUSTOM MILL INYO COUNTY, CALF., BUMINES MAS REPT. 47PP.

Reference (Deposit): WETZEL,N.,1981, PINE CR. AND ADAMSON TUNGSTEN MINES AND PINE

Reference (Deposit): 6334, 60PP.

Reference (Deposit): WALKER,D.D.,1963, TUNGSTEN RES. OF WEST. MONT., BUMINES R.I.

Reference (Deposit): UNION CARBIDE CORP.,1981, PER. COMM.

Reference (Deposit): JOHN WILEY AND SONS N.Y., 609PP.

Reference (Deposit): FOREST. USFS REPT. 64PP.

Reference (Deposit): THORNBURY,W.D.,1965, REGIONAL GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE U.S.

Reference (Deposit): STENTZ,J.C.,1976, MIN. AND METAL RES. OF THE BEAVERHEAD NAT.

Reference (Deposit): PAPER 1031,23PP.

Reference (Deposit): SARVIS,1973, MINERALS ENGR. CORP. PER. COMMUN.

Reference (Deposit): RUPPLE, E.T.,1978,MEDICINE LODGE THRUST SYSTEM, USGS PROF.

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.