The Haines Point Silica Deposit is a silica mine located in Sanders county, Montana at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 47.6575, -115.58500
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Haines Point Silica Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Haines Point Silica Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Montana
County: Sanders
District: (Unorganized)
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
Owner Name: Sam Parker, John Wittenberg - Missoula, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: North Of Montana Linament
Type: L
Description: East West Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): APPROX LOCATION, BETWEEN LITTLE BEAVER CREEK AND EMMA CREEK
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES FROM A BURLINGTON NORTHERN SIDING AT TROUT CREEK
Comment (Deposit): DRILL HOLES HAVE PENETRATED 40 FEET OF QUARTZ
Comment (Workings): NO DESCRIPTION OF WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): REFERENCE DESCRIBES DEPOSIT AS APPEARING TO BE AN ARCUATE DIKE - LIKE INTRUSION OF MASSIVE QUARTZ INTO METASEDIMENTS OF THE BELT SUPERGROUP
Comment (Deposit): REPORTED CHEMICAL ANALYSIS SIO2 99.7 PERCENT, AL2O3 0.02 PERCENT, FE2O3 0.08 PERCENT
References
Reference (Deposit): ANONYMOUS, 1972 , SILICA DEPOSITS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, INDUSTRIAL AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT DEPT, RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH SEC. BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC REP. NO. 3 P. 54 - 57
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.
