Pilgrim Prospect

The Pilgrim Prospect is a copper mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,501 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

Name: Pilgrim Prospect  

State:  Montana

County:  Sanders

Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 47.93222, -115.88139

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Pilgrim Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pilgrim Prospect
Secondary: Holbert Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Bismuth


Location

State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: Pilgrim Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Holliday Fault (Strikes Nw) Ne Trending Syncline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO MINERALIZATION WAS ENCOUNTERED IN A 1961 EXAMINATION OF ACCESSIBLE WORKINGS. SULFIDE MINERALS WERE VERY SCARCE ON THE DUMP.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS IN 1926 CONSISTED OF 3 TUNNELS 200 , 700 AND 2000 FT LONG. AS OF 1960 ONLY ONE ADIT WAS ACCESSIBLE.

Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK STRIKES SLIGHTLY NE AND DIPS 60 DEG NW

Comment (Location): 1/2 MI SE SOUTH FORK OF PILGRIM CREEK

Comment (Development): IN THE LATE 1910'S 6 CLAIMS WERE HELD BY THE PRINCETON MINING CO. IN 1926 IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CABINET RANGE COPPER MINING CO. WAS DOING DEVELOPMENT WORK ON 18 CLAIMS.


References

Reference (Deposit): CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 23 .

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-13-1963


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.