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Old Glory Mine

Past Producer in Silver Bow county in Montana, United States with commodity Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019753
MRDS ID DC11370
Record type Site
Current site name Old Glory Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.64533, 45.71184 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Relative position 6 MILES NNE OF MELROSE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Melrose(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Hole(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 1S 8W 31 NW OF NW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.64533, 45.71184
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Zone Trends N40w, Argillite Bedding Trends N50w, 15n.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: NEAR SURFACE DEPOSIT CUT OFF AT 75 FT. DEPTH BY FAULT SELVAGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Melrose (Soap Gulch) District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • $100,000 IN PRODUCTION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • AT LEAST ONE SHAFT, 75 FT. DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 574, P. 93-94.

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 25, P. 54.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-23-1963

  • Deposit

    1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 3

  • Production

    U.S.G.S. BULL. 574.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RICH ORE WAS CUT OFF AT 75 FT. DEPTH BY A POSSIBLE FAULT SELVAGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

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