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Independent Prospect

Past Producer in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tungsten
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019781
MRDS ID DC11475
Record type Site
Current site name Independent Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.06977, 46.55323 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 1.5M1 BY ROAD NE OF UNIONVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 004W 11 N2 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • N/2 SECT 11 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Scheelite Ore
Silver Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result BEST SAMPLE 0.01% WO.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Madison Formation
    Rock description Madison Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.06977, 46.55323
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Helena District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M. E. Tintiger
    Home office Helena Mt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS, CUTS, TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM REP INVES 6334, P. 5, 25-26

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-80 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.

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