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Porter Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodity 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. Alteration
  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. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099708
MRDS ID W007463
Record type Site
Current site name Porter Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.20508, 46.25211 (WGS84)
Elevation 2182
Relative position ABOUT 1 KM WEST OF CABLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fred Burr Lake(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)

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 Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006N 013W 22 SE OF SE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • E SIDE OF THE N FORK FLINT CREEK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.20508, 46.25211
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N70W
    Dip 60SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Red Lion-Hidden Lake District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW TONS OF OXIDE GOLD ORE HAVE BEEN PRODUCED

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT, WINZE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 84, P. 42, 44, 45.

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 78.

  • Deposit

    1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS

  • Deposit

    1968 GEOLMAP MBMG F. N. EARLL

  • Production

    MBMG BULL. 84

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1975 Krohn, Douglas H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1980 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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