The Van Armin Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Jefferson county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Van Armin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Van Armin Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Amazon District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Messrs. Smith And Sporrow
Home Office: Helena, Mt.
Years: 1956 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1896
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: Bismark-Vanarmin Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Argillic Alteration
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: ACCORDING TO OLD MAP SOURCES, 50-75 OZ/TON AG, 50-60% PB, IN CAR LOAD LOTS
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 2000 FT EAST OF THE BISMARK MINE.
Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY REPORTED TO BE 200 FT. LONG
Comment (Workings): GT 900 FT ADIT, 150 FT SHAFT TO THE ADIT, STOPES AND RAISES.
Comment (Production): PRODUCED $480,000 WORTH OF ORE. PB, AG, CU ORE.
References
Reference (Production): USGS PP 428, P. 91.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 428, P. 53, 91
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.
