Ben G Prospect

The Ben G Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,500 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: Ben G Prospect  

State:  Montana

County:  Deer Lodge

Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 46.21694, -113.15000

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Ben G Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ben G Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Johnson Basin 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. J. Meloy And Others
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.5% WO3


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Geology): METAMORPHOSED TO MARBLE BY 2 GRANODIORITE INTRUSIONS. SCHEELITE MINE IN TRENCH.

Comment (Workings): 2 BULDOZER CUTS AND A TRENCH

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE IS FOUND ON FRACTURE PLANES IN THE DOLOMITE


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5612, P. 1, 2, 43, 45, 48, 49


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.