| Deposit ID | 10008779 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001152 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Argo Mine |
| Related records | 10124172 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.58149, 46.57628 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | S SLOPE OF SLIDEROCK MT. NEAR HEAD OF HARVEY CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spink Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 010N | 016W | 35 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ferberite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | LEVEL 3 ASS. 4.10 % WO3 TO 0.01% WO3 |
|---|---|
| Result | 2.45OZ AG TO 0.06 OZ AG |
| Result | 2.78OZ AU TO 0.0 OZAU |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Grinnell;Grinnell |
| Rock description | Grinnell;Grinnell |
| Strike | NE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 35 SE |
| Length | 381M |
| Width | 0.76M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Alps District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | James F. Mccarthy (Estate) |
| Home office | Wallace, Id. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1432.56M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001152 |
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
USBM REP INVES 6334, P. 5, 12-16.
DMEA RECORDS
USBM RI 6334, P. 12-16.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN USUALLY CUTS THE BEDS BUT IN A FEW PLACES IT PARALLELS THEM. A NUMBER OF POSTMINERAL FAULTS OFFSET THE VEIN A FEW FEET AND ONE DISPLACES IT ABOUT 80 FT. THE VEIN HAS BEEN EXPLORED FOR 1250 FT ALONG ITS STRIKE AND 850 FT DOWN DIP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1973 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 09-JUN-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.