Magone & Anderson Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony
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. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  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 10101715
MRDS ID D007818
Record type Site
Current site name Magone & Anderson Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.33537, 46.81239 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position EAST OF GRANT & HARTFORD, ABOUT 0.25 MILE SE OF GARNET.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elevation Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(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 012N 014W 03 NE OF SE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result 1-5.5 OZ/TON AU, 0.1-6.5 OZ/TON AG, 1% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Garnet Stock
    Rock description Garnet Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Silver Hill Formation;Flathead Formation;Missoula Group
    Rock description Silver Hill Formation;Flathead Formation;Missoula Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bearmouth Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Deep Creek Anticline, Garnet Stock

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDING PLANE, BANDED
    Strike NW
    Dip 30N
    Length 457.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Garnet (First Chance) District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Garnet Butte Gold Mining Co.
    Home office Butte, Mt.

Production statistics

  • Year 1914
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1-5.5 Oz/Ton Au, 0.1-6.5 Oz/Ton Ag, 1% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 155g/mt
    Ore Silver Silver 184g/mt
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • LOWEST LEVEL 200 FT BELOW THE CREEK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FAULT ZONE HAS A WIDTH OF GT 100 FT CROSSES THE VEIN OBLIQUELY FROM THE SW TO NE AND SHIFTS IT TO THE N. E OF THE FAULT ZONE IS A SERIES OF STOPES ON LENSES THAT ARE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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External references