The Amy Silversmith Mine is a silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Amy Silversmith Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amy Silversmith Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District
Land Status
Not available
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
Alterations
Not available
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LAT LONG ARE GENERAL FOR A QUARTER SECTION.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS RECORDED IN 1922, 1930, 1937-1939
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED, THE N AND S VEINS HAVE BEEN THE MOST PRODUCTIVE. THE N VEIN DIPS 80N BECOMING VERTICAL IN DEPTH AND THEN DIPS S. IT IS 1-3 FT IN WIDTH AND CARRIES PERSISTENT LOW GRADE ORE. THE MIDDLE AND S VEIN ARE NOT WELL DEFINED. THE S VEIN HAS SHOWN EXTREMELY RICH ORE IN POCKETS AND BUNCHES.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74, P. 247, PL. X.
Reference (Deposit): WAYLAND, UNPUB. USGS REPORT, P. 48.
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK, 1922, 1930, 1937-1939
Reference (Production): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK
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.
