| Deposit ID | 10078280 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026536 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grant Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Ole Mine |
| Related records | 10158705 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.60155, 47.92266 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1277 |
| Relative position | 22 AIRLINE MILES SW OF KALISPELL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Flathead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kofford Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Polson(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Flathead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 025N | 023W | 18 | SE OF NE SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Barite | Ore |
| Beidellite | Ore |
| Beudantite | Ore |
| Latite | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Result | 15 TO 60 OZ/TON AG IN UNDERGROUND WORKINGS, AND ABOUT 5 OZ/TON IN SURFACE CUTS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Porphyritic Latite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Porphyritic Latite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Ravalli Group |
| Rock description | Ravalli Group |
| (1) | -114.60155, 47.92266 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | West Of Rocky Mountain Trench |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Joints In The Latite And In Country Rock At Contacts |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 20 DEG W |
| Width | 0.46M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1928 |
| Discoverer | Ole Mining Company |
| Year of first production | 1964 |
| District name | Hog Heaven District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | D. Grant, D. Clothler, H. Slama |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burlington Northern Railroad |
| Year | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1963 - 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^About 5 Toz/Ton Est. | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.013HA |
| Length | 182.88M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Overall length | 30.48M |
| Overall width | 4.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026536 |
JOHNS, W. M., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES; MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 79 , P. 140 - 142.
SHENON, P. J., AND TAYLOR, A. V., JR., 1936 , GEOLOGY AND ORE OCCURRENCE OF THE HOG HEAVEN MINING DISTRICT, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 17 , 26 P.
SHENON, P.J., AND TAYLOR, A.V., JR., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE OCCURRENCE OF THE HOG HEAVEN MINING DISTRICT, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 17.
JOHNS, W.M., SMITH, A.G., BARNES, W.C., GILMOUR, E.H., AND PAGE, W.A., 1963, PROGRESS REPORT ON GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA, NO. 5, WESTERN FLATHEAD COUNTY AND PART OF LINCOLN COUNTY: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36.
JOHNS, W.M., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 79.
1929 RECON MBMG, MEM. NO. 17
1962 GEOLMAP MBMG BULLS. 36 , 79
JOHNS, 1970 , MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 79 , P. 141
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SMALL PIPE AT THE PORTAL OF THE ADIT HAS NOT BEEN FOLLOWED DOWN DIP TO DETERMINE LENGTH. SMALL PIPES (DESCRIBED AS SOLUTION HOLES BY SOME WORKERS) RELATED TO THE LATITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Johns, Willis M.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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