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Ozark Prospect

Past Producer in Silver Bow county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Iron
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019521
MRDS ID DC10742
Record type Site
Current site name Ozark Prospect
Related records 10135492

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.4856, 45.79518 (WGS84)
Elevation 2256
Relative position 2 MILES NORTH OF RED MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pipestone Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jefferson(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 Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001N 007W 33 SW OF NW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Red Gouge, Oxidation, Limestone Alteration

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.4856, 45.79518
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, RANDOM FISSURES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GOUGE & FISSURE FILLING, $250 PER TON AT BEST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Highland (Fish Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 19.81M
    Overall depth 4.57M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE 15 FT. SHAFT WITH A 15 FT DRIFT AT BOTTOM. ONE 65 FT ADIT.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: RICHER ORE SAID TO BE IN LESS IRON-STAINED ZONES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 25, P. 46

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED TRENDS INCLUDE N70W AND N50E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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