Iola Prospect

The Iola Prospect is a uranium mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Iola Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Deer Creek District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: P. H. Peterson ( 1953 )
Home Office: Lima, Mt.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Locally Altered To Marble With Graphite

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ANALYSIS OF .037 PERCENT EQUIVALENT URANIUM AND .05 PERCENT URANIUM

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): 150 FT UP FROM VALLEY FLOOR NEAR THE JUNCTION OF BIG SHEEP CREEK AND NICHOLIA CREEK.

Comment (Development): UNPATENTED CLAIM

Comment (Deposit): THREE KNOWN VEINS IN CONTACT ZONE OF 50 TO 150 FT. LONG AND 3 TO 12 FT WIDE.

Comment (Workings): ONE PROSPECT PIT, 150 FT ADIT, 42 FT SHAFT

References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: TRITES & TOOKER 1953

Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, AP, JR, ET AL, 1962, USGS MAP MR-21, P. 13.

Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U. M., 1955 , MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., INFO. CIRC. 6 , P. 8 .

Reference (Deposit): TRITES, A. F., TOOKER, E. W., 1953 , URANIUM AND THORIUM DEPOSITS IN EAST-CENTROL IDAHO AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA, USGS BULL. 988 - H.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-18-1963

Reference (Deposit): 5) GEACH, R. D., 1972 , MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 85 , P. 165 .

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.