| Deposit ID | 10105719 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014692 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Argo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Eclipse - Argo |
| Related records | 10294053 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.58254, 46.6874 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Broadwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hellgate Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canyon Ferry Dam(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Broadwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011N | 001E | 27 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ankerite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Spokane Formation, Thin-Bedded Green Argillite | ||||||
| Rock description | Spokane Formation, Thin-Bedded Green Argillite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -111.58254, 46.6874 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | El Dorado - Lombard Overthrust Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Broad Northwest-Trending Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR, LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 E |
| Dip | NW |
| Length | 500M |
| Width | 2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| District name | Hellgate District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mary Ann Manger And Vincent Cope |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mary Ann Manger And Vincent Cope |
| Home office | 215 E. Sixth Ave. Apt. 14, Helena, Mt 59601 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1000M |
| Overall depth | 200M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014692 |
LAWSON, D. C., 1975, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES GEOL. BULL. 95
REED, G. C., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1976 | Krohn, Douglas H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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