The Slow Poke Prospect is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 3,399 feet.
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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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.27472, -114.39472
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Slow Poke Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Slow Poke Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD/LENS
Structure
Type: L
Description: 2 Faults: One Which Follows The Quartz-Gabbro Contact Strikes Nw And Dips 34 Deg Sw; The Other Strikes Ne And Dips 20 - 38 Deg Se, Along Revais Creek, A Sill Has Been Traced Almost Continuously For 8000 Ft.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Hornblendite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE 300 FT ADIT WHICH CROSSCUTS A NW-TRENDING FAULT. SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NW TRENDING FAULT DIPS 34 SW, NE TRENDING FAULT DIPS 20-38 SE
Comment (Location): ALONG REVAIS CREEK
Comment (Development): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): VEINS CONTAIN A FEW SCATTERED LENSES OF QUARTZ
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. 39 .
Reference (Deposit): GILBERT, F. C., 1935 , DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEM. 15 , P. 70 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11-07-1963
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.
