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Salmon Mine

Occurrence in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Zinc, Lead
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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. 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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019455
MRDS ID DC10515
Record type Site
Current site name Salmon Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.26703, 46.33128 (WGS84)
Elevation 1859
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 2.1KM E OF PHILIPSBURG., 0.1km Radius, 0.1km Radius

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 E2 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 300FT N OF THE TROUT SHAFT ON E EDGE OF E HALF SEC. 30.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Red Lion Formation;Hasmark Formation
    Rock description Red Lion Formation;Hasmark Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.26703, 46.33128
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District

Comments on the workings information

  • PARTLY WORKED THROUGH SHARKTOWN TUNNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAME AS EXPOSED IN BLACKMAIL SHAFT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-80 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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