San Martina Mine

The San Martina Mine is a gold mine located in Missoula county, Montana at an elevation of 5,200 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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Site Name

Primary: San Martina Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Montana
County: Missoula
District: Nine Mile District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Frank Realty Co.

Owner Name: K And N Minerals

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: Nine Mile Divide

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Development): MINE WAS BEING DEVELOPED IN 1971 AND 1972 .

Comment (Deposit): TWO FLAT DIPPING VEIN SYSTEMS, ONE E-W TRENDING, THE OTHER N-S. THE LATTER VEIN SYSTEM CUTS AND OFFSETS THE FORMER.

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPING ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO NINE MILE MINE.

Comment (Production): FROM 1912 THROUGH 1915 THE NINE MILE MINE AND SAN MARTINA MINE COLLECTIVELY PRODUCED 10649 TONS OF ORE AND OLD TAILINGS WHICH YIELDED GOLD AND SILVER BULLION. MINE PRODUCTION 1916 - 1952 WAS NEGLIGIBLE. IN 1953 , BARITE PRESENT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY IN TREATING THE ORE; AMALGAMATION RECOVERED ABOUT 65 % OF THE AU. THE GRADE RAN 1.0 OZ/TON AU IN 1953.

References

Reference (Deposit): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS MISSOULA AND RAVALLI COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 , PP. 37 - 38 .

Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1972 : DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 14 .

Reference (Deposit): LAWSON, D. C., 1973 : DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1972 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 88 , P. 19 .

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 07-13-1970

Reference (Production): SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 , P. 38 .

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.