Mc Cabe Prospect

The Mc Cabe Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 6,594 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: Mc Cabe Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten

Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Silver Lake 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mc Cabe, Joseph
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt

Owner Name: Marvin Croff, Anaconda, Mont

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Method: 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

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Cable Stock

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SURFACE ASSAYS OF VEIN RANGE FROM 0.01 TO 0.51 PERCENT WO3. A SAMPLE ACROSS THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS 0.3% WO3.

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT, SEVERAL TRENCHES.

Comment (Location): LOCATION OF ADIT PORTAL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH A QUARTZ VEIN EXPOSED BY TRENCHES. AN ADIT HAS EXPOSED A 95 FOOT ZONE OF LIMESTONE BETWEEN 2 6 IN SILICEOUS LIMESTONE LAYERS. THE ZONE RANGES FROM 1-3 FT IN WIDTH, STRIKES N 12 W, AND DIPS 30 W. FOR 50 FT THE ZONE CONTAINS SHEELITE MINERALIZATION.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1956.

Reference (Deposit): 1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS

Reference (Deposit): 1958 GEOLMAP USBM WALKER

Reference (Deposit): 1969 GEOLMAP MBMG EARLL

Reference (Deposit): MBMG RI 5612, P. 2 27, 29, 40-2.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 14, P. 11.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 15.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 15

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.