The Browns Lake-Lost Creek Area is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,198 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: 7,198 Feet (2,194 Meters)
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 45.5328, -112.82470
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Browns Lake-Lost Creek Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Browns Lake-Lost Creek Area
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Chromium
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
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Orebody
Not available
Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION EAST OF PIONEER MTNS AND NORTH OF LOST CREEK. THUS IT INCLUDES SECS 17,20,21,28,33,34 IN T3S R10W; AND SECS. 3,10,11,14; T4S R10W APATITE OCCURES AS IOOLITIC TO PELLETAL GRAINS THAT ARE VERY FINE TO MEDIUM SAND SIZE, NODULES ARE LOCALLY COMMON
Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1 C3 RETORT MEMBER: Q50; RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA, 9178520 SQUARE METERS; Q25, RESOURCE BLOCK ABOVE FIRST 30M BELOW ENTRY LEVEL, BED AREA 9652310 SQUARE METERS; Q10; RESOURCE BLOCK, TOTAL IN AREA, BED AREA 49980200 SQUARE METERS.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SOUTHWEST MONTANA, USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 661-777
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SWANSON, ROGER, 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF
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.
