Franz Deposit

The Franz Deposit is a tungsten mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,001 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: Franz Deposit
Secondary: Franz Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: John Long Mountains Area

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: Franz, Robert
Home Office: Philipsburg, Mont.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: John Long Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: PARALLELS BEDDING

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.4 TO 0.6 % WO3, 0.05 AU, 2.18 AG

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Huebnerite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF MEAD CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL, SHAFT, PITS, 580 FT BULLDOZER CUT.

References

Reference (Deposit): HOBBS, S.W., 1942, WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 2, 6, 8, 15-16.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

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.