The Unnamed Prospect is a copper mine located in Lake county, Montana at an elevation of 4,501 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
Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.7978, -114.38780
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: 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 (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.
Comment (Deposit): DUMP SAMPLES CONTAINING MALACHITE, AZURITE, AND CALCOPYRITE AVERAGED 1.97 PERCENT COPPER AND 0.35 OUNCE SILVER PER TON.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, 1976, STATUS OF MINERAL
Reference (Deposit): RESOURCE 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Reference (Deposit): MINES AND GEOLOGY, UNPUBLISHED REPORT FOR THE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.
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.
