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Montana Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  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 10019682
MRDS ID DC11126
Record type Site
Current site name Montana Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.18841, 46.26128 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 1 KM SOUTH OF RED LION MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fred Burr Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Philipsburg(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

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 006N 013W 23 SW OF NE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Missoula Group (Belt Series)
    Rock description Missoula Group (Belt Series)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.18841, 46.26128
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Cable Stock

Ore body information

  • Strike S57E
    Dip VERTICAL
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures Closely Spaced Form Breccia Of Quartz Cemented By Quartz And Pyrite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1906
Production years ITEM 1: PRE-1906

Mining district

District name Red Lion-Hidden Lake District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • FEW TONS WERE RUN THROUGH MILL, SMALL QUANITY SENT TO SMELTER

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 30.48M
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • BELOW 50 FT, UNDER WATER (1906).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEETED ZONE 1 TO 2 FT WIDE

Reporter information

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

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