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Stibnite Hill Mine

Past Producer in Sanders county in Montana, United States with commodities Antimony, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10246021
MRDS ID W013434
MAS/MILS ID 0300890001
Record type Site
Current site name Stibnite Hill Mine
Alternate or previous names Bardot Mine, Black Jack Lode - 0300890064, Maco, Norway Claim, Elda Lode - 0300890057, St. George Lode - 0300890056, Morning View Lode - 0300890062, Jim Fisk, Union, Little Comet Lode - 0300890068, Mammont Lode - 0300890058, Elcelsior Lode - 0300890059, Midday Lode - 0300890060, Station Millsite - 0300890063, Ellis Lode - 0300890065, Eureka Lode - 0300890066, Eliza Lode - 0300890067, Babbit Adit Claim, Pewter, Everson, Favorite Lode - 0300890061
Related records 10070483

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -115.60181, 47.57927 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sanders(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Driveway Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lolo 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 Sanders

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 021 N 031 W 17 C Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -115.60181, 47.57927
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1500M
    Width 1500M
    Depth to top 150M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 150
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 811230
  • Area 150HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 150
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1884
Year of first production 1900
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Prospect Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner U.S. Antimony Corp.
    ID 2400176
    Interest 100
    Home office Thompson Falls, Mt.
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Description 1st Year Plant Operates-In Development 7786 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 7.78mt
  • Year 1970
    Description 1st Year Mining By Usac-In Development 490 Metric Tons Ore
  • Year 1971
    Description 5897 Mt Ore Mined-Still In Development 96258 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 96.25mt
  • Year 1972
    Description 9331 Mt Ore Mined-Still In Development 122548 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 122.54mt
  • Year 1973
    Description 9893 Mt Ore Mined-Still In Development 143419 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 143.41mt
  • Year 1974
    Description 6262 Mt Ore Mined-Achieve Production 139798 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 139.79mt
  • Year 1975
    Description 17967 Mt Ore Mined 204359 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 204.35mt
  • Year 1976
    Description 11254 Mt Ore Mined 98856 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 98.85mt
  • Year 1977
    Description 11064 Mt Ore Mined 154364 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 154.36mt
  • Year 1978
    Description 13929 Mt Ore Mined 197667 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 197.66mt
  • Year 1979
    Description 18344 Mt Ore Mined 271574 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 271.57mt
  • Year 1980
    Description 25397 Mt Ore Mined 269322 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 269.32mt
  • Year 1981
    Description 11215 Mt Ore Mined 174950 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 174.95mt
  • Year 1982
    Description 12884 Mt Ore Mined 201000 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 201mt
  • Year 1983
    Description 13054 Mt Ore Mined 203640 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 203.64mt
  • Year 1984
    Description 17912 Mt Ore Mined 260800 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 260.8mt
  • Year 1985
    Description 407 Mt 60 Pct Conc. Purchased 219640 Kg Of Sb Recovered
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 219.64mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALTHOUGH THE MINE IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED, THE COMPANY IS OPERATING THE SMELTER FROM ORE COMING POSSIBLY FROM CHINA.
  • M1C1=M1C2+M1C3 MAT 1 COL 1 REPRESENTS THE TOTAL IDENTIFIED RESERVE FOR THE BABBIT, BARDOT AND BLACKJACK VEINS (IN SITU). M1C2=M1C1-M1C3 MAT 1 COL 2 REPRESENTS THE TOTAL IDENTIFIED RESERVE FOR THE BABBIT, AND BLACKJACK VEINS (IN SITU). NOTE ABSENCE OF SCHEELITE. M1C3=M1C1-M1C2 MAT 1 COL 3 REPRESENTS THE TOTAL IDENTIFIED RESERVE FOR THE BARDOT VEIN (IN SITU). THIS IS THE SCHEELITE BEARING VEIN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 10000M
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Waste Rock 40
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1000
    Number of Adits 10
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 12.84
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRATNEY, W.A., FEBRUARY 1977, MINERAOLOGICAL AND ELEMENTAL

  • Deposit

    TRENDS IN THE STIBNITE HILL MINE, THOMPSON FALLS, MONTANA.

  • Deposit

    MS THESIS, UNIV. OF MONTANA, MISSOULA.

  • Deposit

    CLENDININ, C.W.JR., MAY 1973, STIBNITE-BEARING VEINS AT

  • Deposit

    STIBNITE HILL, BURNS MINING DISTRICT, SANDERS COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    MONTANA. MS THESIS, UNIV. OF MONTANA, BUTTE.

  • Deposit

    ENGLE, A.L., 1952, TREATMENT TESTS OF SCHEELITE ORES AND

  • Deposit

    TAILINGS. U.S. BUMINES RI 4867.

  • Deposit

    ENGEL, A.L., AND SHEDD, E.S., 1954, TREATMENT TESTS OF

  • Deposit

    SCHEELITE ORES FROM CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND UTAH: US

  • Deposit

    BUMINES RI 5087.

  • Deposit

    GRIFFITH, R.E., 1970, "TUNGSTEN" US BUMINES BULLETIN 650,

  • Deposit

    MINERAL FACTS AND PROBLEMS, PP. 399-415.

  • Deposit

    HOBBS S.W., AND ELLIOTT, 1973, "TUNGSTEN" US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    PROF. PAPER 820, U.S. MINERAL RESOURCES, PP. 667-668.

  • Deposit

    HOBBS S.W., AND DRYKLUND, V.C., 1968, THE COEUR D'ALENE

  • Deposit

    DISTRICT, IDAHO, P. 1417-1435, IN J.D.RIDGE (ED), ORE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967: NEW YORK, AM.

  • Deposit

    INST. MINING AND METALL. ENGINEERS, 1880 P

  • Deposit

    LAWRENCE, J. OWNER-OPERATOR OF THE STIBNITE HILL MINE-

  • Deposit

    ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, JUNE-SEPTEMBER 1981.

  • Deposit

    MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 34, 1963, P. 27-30.

  • Deposit

    WETZEL, N., MAS PROPERTY EVALUATION FILE REPORT, ANTIMONY-

  • Deposit

    TUNGSTEN, STIBNITE HILL MINE, WFOC, SEPT 1981.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALSO SEE U.S. ANTIMONY SMELTER & REFINERY MAS SEQ # 0300899003.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JAN-98 Spear, James M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 11/10/1986
MSHA mine ID2400176
Mine name (MSHA)Montana Stibnite Hill Mine
Current operatorUnited States Antimony Corp
Current controller (parent)State Street Corporation
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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