N. G. Group

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Manganese, Silver
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012274
MRDS ID D007819
Record type Site
Current site name N. G. Group
Alternate or previous names Mountain View, Manganese Fraction

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.27231, 46.33378 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position HALF WAY BETWEEN TOWER AND PHILIPSBURG.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Philipsburg(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 013W 30 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • N SIDE OF CAMP CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result N. G. VEIN CONTAINS 38-44% MN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Hasmark Formation
    Rock description Hasmark Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.27231, 46.33378

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Philipsburg Antlcline Philipsburg Overthrust

Ore body information

  • Width 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1917
Year of last production 1956

Mining district

District name Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner L. H. Page And R. H. Hartly
    Home office Box 273, Philipsburg, Mt.

Comments on the production information

  • MODERATE PRODUCTION OF CRUDE ORE AND CONCENTRATE.

Comments on the workings information

  • JIGGING WAS USED, ADITS, DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILVER-BEARING QUARTZ VEIN TRENDS EAST AND PITCHES DEEPLY SOUTH. ON N.G. CLAIM HAS A BODY OF MANGANESE OXIDE 8 FT WIDE AND 50 FT IN STOPE LENGTH, 20-50 FT IN PITCH LENGTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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