The Big Six Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,100 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
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 46.08333, -112.99167
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Big Six Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Six Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Anaconda Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kovacich And Others
Home Office: Anaconda, Mt.
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: Anaconda Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.16% W03 IN QUARTZ OUTCROP
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NE/4 OF SEC. 20
Comment (Deposit): OUTCROPS, 20FT WIDE, 50FT LONG
Comment (Workings): 2 PITS, 2 BULDOZER CUTS-E AND N OF QUARTZ OUTCROP
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 6334, P. 5, 10-11
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.
