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Algonquin Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071349
MRDS ID W014683
Record type Site
Current site name Algonquin Mine
Alternate or previous names West Algonquin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.26509, 46.32767 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 2.2KM ESE OF PHILIPSBURG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint-Rock(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 007N 013W 30 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 0.6 KM N OF FRANKLIN HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Iron Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Hasmark Formation;Silver Hill Formation
    Rock description Hasmark Formation;Silver Hill Formationt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.26509, 46.32767
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, PODS, CYLINDERS
    Strike N 85 E
    Dip 75 S
    Length 500M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Junction Of East-West Fissures With Bedding Faults, Hasmark Fm., Philipsburg Batholith

Comments on the geologic information

  • HASMARK IS MOST FAVORABLE HOST FOR MANGANESE DEPOSITS. TABULAR MANGANESE BODIES MINED FROM SILVER HILL FM. BY WEST ALGONQUIN ARE AS MUCH AS 50 M ALONG STRIKE AND 15 M THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1865
Year of first production 1878

Mining district

District name Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Taylor - Knapp Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Trout Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Period 1916-1918
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^30% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 30wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ALGONQUIN OPERATED BY TROUT MINING CO. TOGETHER WITH TROUT MINE FROM ABOUT 1950-1960, PRODUCTION FOR THOSE YEARS INCLUDED WITH TROUT. OPERATED BY TAYLOR KNAPP CO. AS RECENTLY AS 1966 BUT PRODUCTION NOT AVAILABLE.AG PRODUCTION (EMMONS). WORKED FROM 1878-1882 FOR SILVER. IN 1916 MANGANESE MINING STARTED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 350M
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 20M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE DEVELOPED BY A DEEP TWO-COMPARTMENT SHAFT NEAR FROST CREEK, AN OPEN CUT, AND SEVERAL TUNNELS TO THE WEST CALLED THE WEST ALGONQUIN MINE. FROM ABOUT 1929 TO 1960 THE TROUT AND ALGONQUIN WERE OPERATED TOGETHER. PRODUCTION FROM THE ALGONQUIN VEIN IS INCLUDED IN THE PRODUCTION CREDITED TO THE TROUT MINE. SILVER MILL ON PROPERTY 1881-2. MN ORE MINED THROUGH A PIT 30-50 FT WIDE, 150 FT LONG AND AT LEAST 60 FT IN PITCH LENGTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LODE CONSISTS OF A NARROW WELL-DEFINED QUARTZ VEIN AND SEVERAL LARGE BODIES OF MANGANESE ORE THAT ARE ATTACHED TO IT. THE QUARTZ VEIN IS TABULAR BODY THAT STRIKES ABOUT S 85 W, DIPS 75-80 S. THE MN BODIES ARE IRREGULAR BUT GENERALLY CYLINDERS, PIPES OR PODS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Krohn, Douglas H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1980 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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