Gladstone-Argenta Mine

Past Producer in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019850
MRDS ID DC11708
Record type Site
Current site name Gladstone-Argenta Mine
Alternate or previous names Gladstone Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.88839, 45.30962 (WGS84)
Elevation 2155
Relative position 2.5 MILES NNW OF ARGENTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ermont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(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 Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006S 011W 13 NE OF SE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Brecciation.

Analytical data

Result ARGENTA ORE CARRIED 2.4 OZ/TON AU. GLADSTONE CARRIED ABOUT 0.6 OZ/TON AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Spokane
    Rock description Spokane

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.88839, 45.30962

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 W
    Dip 80 N
    Width 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Discoverer Mark Bray, James Mckay

Mining district

District name Argenta District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Silver King Mines
    Home office Dillon
    First year 1964
  • Type Owner
    Owner Morse, Farnsworth, Et Al.
    Home office Dillon
    First year 1964

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM 8 FOR ARGENTA CLAIM. GLADSTONE HAS HAD LITTLE OR NO PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1900. GEACH REPORTS SPORATIC PRODUCTION FROM 1902-1963.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • A 200-FT SHAFT WITH A FEW DRIFTS WAS SUNK ON THE ARGENTA CLAIM. THE GLADSTONE CLAIM HAS A 66-FT. SHAFT. NEITHER WERE ACCESSIBLE IN 1931. TWO OTHER SHAFTS REPORTED IN 1935.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 6, P. 75.

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 15, P. 3.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 46, P. 5.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 85, P. 49.

  • Deposit

    1931 RECON M.B.M.G. BULL. 6

  • Deposit

    1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85

  • Production

    M.B.M.G. BULL. 6

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S
Deposit REPORTEDLY 0.58 OZ/TON AU ORE AT BASE OF GLADSTONE SHAFT. (1931) MINE REPORTED ACTIVE AND DEVELOPING IN LATE 50'S AND EARLY 60'S. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-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.