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Silver Lode Iron Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodity 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. 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. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019799
MRDS ID DC11565
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Lode Iron Mine
Alternate or previous names Silver Lode Mine, Kentucky Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.27453, 46.33017 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 2.1 KM SE OF PHILIPSBURG

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 31 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • WEST SLOPE OF FRANKLIN HILL-JUST ABOVE ROAD FROM PHILIPSBURG TO GRANITE, KENTUCKY CLAIM IS JUST ABOVE SILVER LODE IRON MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tremolite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Scapolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Philipsburg Batholith
    Rock description Philipsburg Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Hasmark Formation
    Rock description Hasmark Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.27453, 46.33017
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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 PODS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1904
Year of last production 1905
Production years ITEM 1: 1904-1905

Mining district

District name Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Frank Hughes

Production statistics

  • Year 1950
    Period 1904 - 1950
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^40% Feo2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major FeO2 Iron Iron 40wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • KENTUCKY CLAIM HAS PRODUCED 1800 TONS OF ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1980 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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