The Arrowhead and South America Prospect is a silica mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 46.3675, -112.91750
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Arrowhead and South America Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arrowhead and South America Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Flint Creek Range 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
Ownership
Owner Name: Ben F. Harrison
Home Office: Deer Lodge, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1964
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Mount Powell Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 90.5-97.2% SIL, 1.74-2.7% FE, LOW GRADE AG-PB-ZN, SOME CU, AU.
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): PAST CONLEYS LAKE, UP MORRISON GULCH TO THE EDGE OF SOUTH AMERICA PARK. THE CLAIM IS ONE HALF MILE FARTHER SOUTH, ACROSS COUNTRY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1967)
Comment (Deposit): WHITE MASSIVE QUARTZITE ADJACENT TO PORPHYRITIC GRANITE CONTAINING PEGMATITE DIKES PARALLEL TO THE CONTACT.
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT, SMALL PITS WERE DUG ON THE ARROWHEAD CLAIM.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REP 81-1095, P. 155-56, FIG. 26, 27
Reference (Reserve-Resource): USGS OPEN FILE REP 81-1095, P. 156.
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.
