Montpark Mine

The Montpark Mine is a tungsten and copper mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 8,301 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: Montpark Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten, Copper

Lat, Long: 46.38222, -113.05417

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Satelite image of the Montpark Mine

Montpark Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Montpark Mine
Secondary: Gypsy Queen
Secondary: Pitman


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite


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: Hartley Pitman
Home Office: Deer Lodge, Mt.

Owner Name: Gypsy Queen Mining Co


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: L
Description: Vertical Fault Displaces Tactite 600 Ft N


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: Mississippian

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.76 OZ AG
Analytical Data: 0.01 OZ AU
Analytical Data: 0.55% CU
Analytical Data: ASS. #9: 0.19% WO


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): PITS, SHAFS, INCLINES, ADIT ALL CAVED

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

Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE DISSEMINATED IN SMALL CLUSTERS.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 6334, P. 5, 18, 19.

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

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-30-1964


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.