The Independence Prospect is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,951 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: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.81167, -113.31111
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Independence Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Garnet (First Chance) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Garnet Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bearmouth Overthrust
Type: L
Description: Deep Creek Anticline, Garnet Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): E SLOPE OF CAYUSE GULCH NEAR THE ELK WATERSHED.
Comment (Deposit): 1-4FT IN WIDTH. A DENSE MILK-WHITE FLINTY QUARTZ.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 204
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.
