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Glaucus Mine

Past Producer in Sanders county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019732
MRDS ID DC11299
Record type Site
Current site name Glaucus Mine
Alternate or previous names Herman Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.42736, 47.39321 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 10.8 MI NE OF PERMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sanders(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Melton Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Plains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Flathead(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Sanders

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 019N 022W 19,20 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Silver Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation
    Rock description Prichard Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.42736, 47.39321
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gabbroic And Dioritic Sills Present Throughout District

Ore body information

  • General form POD/LENS

Comments on the geologic information

  • SANDY ARGILLITE IS BLEACHED BY HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTIONS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Production statistics

  • Year 1926
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^34 Oz/Ton Ag, 1.1 % Cu, 47 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Lead Lead 47wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 960g/mt
  • Year 1942
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.714 Oz/Ton Ag, 8.5 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 9wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 20g/mt
  • Year 1943
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.012 Oz/Ton Au, 1.75 Oz/Ton Ag, 3.44 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 49g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
  • Year 1944
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.0171 Oz/Ton Au, 1.73 Oz/Ton Ag, 4.16 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 49g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
  • Year 1945
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.0145 Oz/Ton Au, 1.69 Oz/Ton Ag, 3.74 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 48g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
  • Year 1946
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.0186 Oz/Ton Au, 1.34 Oz/Ton Ag, 3.62 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 1wt-pct
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 1g/mt
  • Year 1947
    Period 1912 - 1947
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.015 Oz/Ton Au, 1.63 Oz/Ton Ag, 3.75 % Cu, 33.08 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Lead Lead 33wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 46g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
  • Year 1947
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.001 Oz/Ton Au, 1.25 Oz/Ton Ag, 3.56 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 35g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • CUMMULATIVE PRODUCTION FIGURES DRAWN FROM THE FOLLOWING YEARS: 1912 , 1917 , 1936 , 1942 , 1943 , 1944 , 1945 , 1946 AND 1947 . AVERAGE GRADE OF AU CALCULATED FROM PRODUCTION OF LAST FIVE YEARS. AVERAGE GRADE OF PB CALCULATED FROM PRODUCTION OF FIRST 3 YEARS.

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS INCLUDED ONE SHAFT AND SEVERAL ADITS. AS OF 1961 ALL OPENINGS WERE CAVED. ONE ADIT WAS, FROM THE SIZE OF THE DUMP, ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 500 FT IN LENGTH.

Comments on development

  • FOUR PATENTED CLAIMS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 16 .

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 06-13-1963

  • Production

    CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 16 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1979 Rojstaczer, Stuart A. U.S. Geological Survey

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