The Hazel Prospect is a tungsten and molybdenum mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,900 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: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 45.33333, -113.03972
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Hazel Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hazel Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Baldy Mountain 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: W. E. Talent
Home Office: Dillon, Mt.
Years: 1960 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Tactite Cut By Faults, Pioneer Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED NIL TO 0.11% WO3 AND 0.011 TO 0.019% MO.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Powellite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH-CENTRAL AREA OF SECTION 11
Comment (Development): 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL TUNGSTEN-BEARING TACTITE BODIES AT CONTACT OF NORTH-NORTHWEST TRENDING LIMESTONE WITH GRANODIORITE. A 215X105 FT. LIMESTONE BODY TRENDING NORTHEAST HAS BEEN EXPLORED.
Comment (Workings): TACTITE ON NORTHEAST-TRENDING LIMESTONE IS EXPLORED BY SURFACE CUTS AND A SHORT ADIT TO DEPTHS OF 3 TO 33 FEET. SEVERAL OTHER CUTS EXPOSE TACTITE
Comment (Geology): SCHEELITE XLS. UP TO 15MM, BUT AVG. 3 MM.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5552, P. 31-32
Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, R.I., 555
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.
