The Unknown Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,480 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: 7,480 Feet (2,280 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 45.83757, -113.18759
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Unknown Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unknown Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Political location in record is Beaverhead county. However, original lat/long plots 5.5 km inside adjacent Deer Lodge county. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 45-56-16N 113-10-12W (45.9378 -113.17); UTM N5089205 E331779 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 001 N, RNG 013 W, Sect 14, Sect_fract SESWNW. The PLSS coordinates translate to WGS84 45.837 -113.188 (45 50 13N 113 11 17W). The lone reference refers to the prospect symbol on Foolhen Mountain quad topo. This symbol is at NAD83 45.83757 -113.18759, good agreement with the PLSS location. So the lat/long was changed to the symbol location, agreeing with the county name.
References
Reference (Deposit): PROSPECT SYMBOL ON FOOLHEN MOUNTAIN QUAD.
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.
