The Independence Mine is a gold mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.45, -113.00611
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Independence Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Rose Mountain Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Royal Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.44 OZ/TON AU, 0.60 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Location): Political location for record is Granite county. Lat/long plot in adjacent Powell county. Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 46-27-0N 113-0-22W (46.45 -113.00611); UTM N
Comment (Deposit): BOXWORK LIMONITE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEIN AND SERICITIZED HALOS SURROUNDING THE VEINS ARE COMMON.
Comment (Workings): 5 OPEN AND ONE CAVED ADIT, ONE TRENCH
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS DOLUS LAKE RARE I MIS FIELD STUD MAP, P. 4, 9, 18, FIG. 1
Reference (Production): USGS MIS FS MAP, P. 9.
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.
