Albion Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008961
MRDS ID D001525
Record type Site
Current site name Albion Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.09258, 46.39489 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position S END OF DEELODGE BASIN 1 MILE S OF ROYAL MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pikes Peak(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)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 012W 03 NE OF NW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fluorite Replaces Vein Quartz

Analytical data

Result 2ND VEIN HAD 20 OZ/TON AG, $2/TON AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Quadrant Formation
    Rock description Quadrant Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.09258, 46.39489

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Royal Stock

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M
    Length 243.84M
    Width 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Leon Heroux
    Home office Maxville, Mont.

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 883.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 TUNNELS ON 2 VEINS, DRIFTS, 2 COMPRESSORS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 400 FT FROM PORTAL A PORPHYRITIC DIKE ENDS ABRUTLY EAST OF VEIN, 200 FT EAST OF VEIN WHICH STRIKES S 32 E AND DIPS 77W. FOOTWALL IS GRANITE, HANGING WALL CALCAREOUS SHALE. THE VEIN OCCUPIES A SHEAR ZONE, WHICH CONFORMS APPROX. WITH THE BEDDING PLANES OF THE ROCKS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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