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Kleinschmidt Mine

Past Producer in Broadwater county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  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 10105716
MRDS ID W014666
Record type Site
Current site name Kleinschmidt Mine
Alternate or previous names Little Olga
Related records 10294158

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.71337, 46.39073 (WGS84)
Elevation 2262
Relative position ABOUT 15 KM NORTHWEST OF TOWNSEND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Broadwater(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(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 Broadwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 001W 03 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • UTM LOCATION OF ADIT ON LITTLE OLGA VEIN KLEINSCHMIDT TUNNEL IS ABOUT 200 M SOUTH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stephanite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Elkhorn Volcanics, Andesite;Little Olga Stock, Granodiorite
    Rock description Elkhorn Volcanics, Andesite;Little Olga Stock, Granodiorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.71337, 46.39073
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith, Lombard Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Little Olga Stock

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, LENS
    Strike N 80 W
    Dip 80 N
    Length 1000M
    Width 2M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Little Olga Stock; Deposit Is In North-Trending Zone Of Stocks

Comments on the geologic information

  • LITTLE OLGA VEIN CONFINED TO LITTLE OLGA STOCK. SEVERAL OTHER APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL VEINS IN STOCK INCLUDING CYNOSURE, IRISH SYNDICATE, AND VOSBURG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1885

Mining district

District name Winston District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Finley Co.
    Home office Austin, Texas 78700

Comments on the production information

  • REED (1951) GIVES TOTAL PRODUCTION 4,354 ST AT ABOVE GRADE FOR 1901-1948 ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1901 ESTIMATED FROM STONE (1911) WHO REPORTS $25,000 IN AU AND AG WITH 5 LB PB PER TOZ AG

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ASSUMING MINERALIZED AREA 2 FT X 1200 FT X 600 FT GIVES 120,000 ST LESS ABOUT 20,000 ALREADY STOPED GIVES 100,000 ST. GRADE IS 50% GRADE OF SAMPLE FROM CARLSON CROSSCUT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 4000M
    Overall depth 250M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE DEVELOPED BY AT LEAST TWO SHAFTS ON VEIN; ONE 200 M LONG ADIT FROM HEAD OF WHITEHORSE CREEK (KLEINSCHMIDT ADIT) AND ONE 1000 M ADIT FROM HEAD OF WEASEL CREEK (CARLSON CROSSCUT). MAJOR PRODUCTION HAS COME FROM LITTLE OLGA VEIN; OTHER PARALLEL VEINS EXPLOITED TO SOME EXTENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EARLL, F. N., 1964, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF WINSTON MINING DISTRICT, BROADWATER CO., MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES GEOL. BULL. 41

  • Deposit

    PARDEE, J. T., AND SCHRADER, F. C., 1933, METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION, MONTANA: U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 842

  • Deposit

    REED, G. C., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER CO., MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592

  • Deposit

    STONE, R. W., 1911, GEOLOGIC RELATIONS OF ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ELKHORN MOUNTAINS, MONTANA: U.S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 470

  • Deposit

    1933 GEOLMAP PARDEE AND SCHRADE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1976 Krohn, Douglas H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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