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Haparanda 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. 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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019710
MRDS ID DC11194
Record type Site
Current site name Haparanda Mine
Alternate or previous names Aparanda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.29482, 46.81045 (WGS84)
Relative position W SLOPE OF ELK CR ABOUT .5 MI SE OF THE DANDY MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elevation Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(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 012N 014W 12 SE OF NE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Iron Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Silver Hill Formation;Flathead Formation;Belt Series
    Rock description Silver Hill Formation;Flathead Formation;Belt Series
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.29482, 46.81045
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bearmouth Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Garnet Stock

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 85E
    Width 0.61M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer B.A.C. Stone
Year of first production 1886

Mining district

District name Elk Creek District

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CAVED, 10-STAMP MILL.

Comments on development

  • SMALL MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 30 FT IN STOPE LENGTH THAT PITCHED 20-30N PARALLEL TO MOUNTAIN SLOPE
Deposit VEIN BEYOND SHOOT EXPLORED BUT PROVED LEAN. CAVED STOPE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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