Carlson Prospect

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Arsenic, Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011924
MRDS ID D007118
Record type Site
Current site name Carlson Prospect
Alternate or previous names Jefferson Prospect, North Boulder Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.43422, 46.26851 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 13.1 KM W OF BASIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Thunderbolt Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(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 Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006N 007W 14 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH BOULDER GROUP INCLUDES SEC 13, 14, 23, 24. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue

Analytical data

Result MILL-TEST ORE: 0.02 OZ AU, 1.4 OZ AG, 0.38% CU, 3.44% PB, 3.06% ZN, 6.4% MN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Rock unit name Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
    Rock description Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.43422, 46.26851

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Boulder Mountains Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner The Anaconda Co.
    Home office Hennessy Bldg., Butte, Mt.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Carlson (Estate)

Production statistics

  • Year 1952
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 2wt-pct
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 38g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 1g/mt

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AND NUMEROUS BULLDOZER CUTS

Comments on development

  • 3 PATENTED CLAIMS: WISCONSIN, JEFFERSON, NORTH BOULDER. 22 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 30, P. 22.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 71.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1151, PL. 1.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 82, P. 10.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.