The Unidentified Occurrence is a lead, copper, and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,359 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: 7,359 Feet (2,243 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.06722, -113.41583
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Unidentified Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Bismuth
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Sapphire Mountains Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Anaconda Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 700 PPM AG, 7000 PPM PB, 2000 PPM CU, 1000 PPM ZN, 10,000 PPM SB, 1500 PPM AS, 5000 PPM BA, 1000 PPM BI
Materials
Gangue: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT, ONE SMALL OPEN PIT AND ONE DOZER CUT
Comment (Deposit): TOTAL DISTURBED AREA IS 0.5 ACRES ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
References
Reference (Deposit): FS FIELD REPORT
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.
