The American Flag Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lewis and Clark county, Montana at an elevation of 6,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 46.47083, -112.23722
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American Flag Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Flag Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Lewis and Clark
District: Rimini 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
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Type: L
Description: Red Mountain Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 36 OZ/TON AG, 0.31 OZ/TON AU, 6-8% PB, 6% ZN.
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR FOOT OF STEEP SHOULDER OF RED MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)
Comment (Production): SMALL SHIPMENTS OF RICH AG-PB ORE SENT TO SWANSEA, WALES, 1889, 1906.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN DIPS VERTICALLY TO SOUTHWARD WITH DEPTH
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
References
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 842, P. 52.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 428, PL. 1.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 251-52, PL. 41.
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.
