The Haparanda Mine is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Haparanda Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Haparanda Mine
Secondary: Aparanda
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Elk Creek 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
Year First Production: 1886
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bearmouth Overthrust
Type: L
Description: Garnet Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): SMALL MILL
Comment (Deposit): 30 FT IN STOPE LENGTH THAT PITCHED 20-30N PARALLEL TO MOUNTAIN SLOPE
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAVED, 10-STAMP MILL.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN BEYOND SHOOT EXPLORED BUT PROVED LEAN. CAVED STOPE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 8, P. 9, 25.
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 660
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 199-201, 203-4.
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.
