The Argo Mine is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.57639, -113.58056
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Argo Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Argo Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Alps District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: James F. Mccarthy (Estate)
Home Office: Wallace, Id.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: John Long Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2.78OZ AU TO 0.0 OZAU
Analytical Data: 2.45OZ AG TO 0.06 OZ AG
Analytical Data: LEVEL 3 ASS. 4.10 % WO3 TO 0.01% WO3
Materials
Ore: Ferberite
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): FERBERITE WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED BETWEEN 1933-1936. A BRIEF EXPLORATION PROGRAM WAS DONE IN 1951.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)
Comment (Production): PROPERTY FIRST MINED FOR AU. NO RECORDED TUNGSTEN PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN USUALLY CUTS THE BEDS BUT IN A FEW PLACES IT PARALLELS THEM. A NUMBER OF POSTMINERAL FAULTS OFFSET THE VEIN A FEW FEET AND ONE DISPLACES IT ABOUT 80 FT. THE VEIN HAS BEEN EXPLORED FOR 1250 FT ALONG ITS STRIKE AND 850 FT DOWN DIP.
Comment (Workings): 2 MAIN ADIT LEVELS AND SHORT RAISES. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL AND ADIT NUMBER 2 ARE CONNECTED BY AN INCLINE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): USBM REP INVES 6334, P. 5, 12-16.
Reference (Deposit): DMEA RECORDS
Reference (Production): USBM RI 6334, P. 12-16.
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
