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Hazel Prospect

Occurrence in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodities Tungsten, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010758
MRDS ID D004714
Record type Site
Current site name Hazel Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.04061, 45.33322 (WGS84)
Elevation 2408
Relative position 1.5 MILES SW OF BALDY MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Polaris(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006S 012W 11 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH-CENTRAL AREA OF SECTION 11

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Powellite Ore
Scheelite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES ASSAYED NIL TO 0.11% WO3 AND 0.011 TO 0.019% MO.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Pioneer Batholith
    Rock description Pioneer Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Madison
    Rock description Madison

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.04061, 45.33322
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Tactite Cut By Faults, Pioneer Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 W
    Dip 60 NE
    Length 731.52M
    Width 32M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone Roof Pendant Contact With Granodiorite

Comments on the geologic information

  • SCHEELITE XLS. UP TO 15MM, BUT AVG. 3 MM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Baldy Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. E. Talent
    Home office Dillon, Mt.
    First year 1960

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 10.06M

Comments on the workings information

  • TACTITE ON NORTHEAST-TRENDING LIMESTONE IS EXPLORED BY SURFACE CUTS AND A SHORT ADIT TO DEPTHS OF 3 TO 33 FEET. SEVERAL OTHER CUTS EXPOSE TACTITE

Comments on development

  • 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5552, P. 31-32

  • Deposit

    1960 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, R.I., 555

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL TUNGSTEN-BEARING TACTITE BODIES AT CONTACT OF NORTH-NORTHWEST TRENDING LIMESTONE WITH GRANODIORITE. A 215X105 FT. LIMESTONE BODY TRENDING NORTHEAST HAS BEEN EXPLORED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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