Dg Prospects

The Dg Prospects is a silver and lead mine located in Granite 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

Name: Dg Prospects  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 46.38417, -113.11944

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Dg Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dg Prospects
Secondary: Dg 1
Secondary: 11 Quartz Lode Claims


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District 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: Black And White Mining Co.

Owner Name: American Exploration And Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1954
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Royal Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.02 OZ/TON AU AT DG 11.
Analytical Data: 1.3 OZITON AG, 0.15% CU, 0.39% PB, 1.1% ZN


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): S OF BROOKLYN MINE NEXT TO BOULDER CREEK ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE CUT - 10 INCHES WIDE, 2 INCHES DEEP, BY 24 INCHES LONG IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NO. 1 WORKING (DISCOVERY PIT)

Comment (Workings): 4 OLD ADITS, INCLINED SHAFT, PITS

Comment (Geology): PHILIPSBURG BATHOLITH - FORMS A LARGE MASS, ROUGHLY ELLIPTICAL IN GROUND PLAN, COVERING AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 40 SQ. MILES. THE UPPER SURFACE IS DOMELIKE AND IN MANY PLACES THE CONTACT FOLLOWS THE BEDDING.

Comment (Deposit): SURFACE VALUES WOULD APPEAR TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REP 81-1095, P. 163, FIG. 21, 25

Reference (Deposit): 1960 DIREXPL USFS

Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP UNKNOWN, PIKES PEAK QUADRANGLE


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.