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Coyle Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Manganese
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019406
MRDS ID DC09954
Record type Site
Current site name Coyle Mine
Alternate or previous names John Coyle and Torrit Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.26592, 46.32683 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position OPPOSITE THE ALGONQUIN MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 013W 29,30 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • N SLOPE OF FRANKLIN HILL, ABOVE FROST CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Manganite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Silver Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 43.5% MN
Result 17.5% SIO2
Result 1 % PB
Result 0.25% P

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Hasmark Formation;Silver Hill Formation
    Rock description Hasmark Formation;Silver Hill Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.26592, 46.32683
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust

Ore body information

  • General form FLATTENED PIPE, PODLIKE
    Strike 30-40 W
    Dip 55-60 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1876

Mining district

District name Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. Lalor

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 438.91M
    Overall depth 83.82M

Comments on the workings information

  • AN ADIT NEAR LEVEL OF FROST CREEK, ANOTHER ADIT IS CONNECTED AND A SHAFT, RAISES, STOPES. WATER LEVEL 50 FT BELOW ADIT

Comments on development

  • FIRST WORKED FOR AG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 25-100 FT IN DIAMETER AND 300 FT IN PITCH LENGTH. IT PITCHES STEEPLY NW.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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