The Alport Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Jefferson county, Montana at an elevation of 7,500 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 46.22917, -112.27639
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Alport Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alport Mine
Secondary: All Port Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Basin (Cataract, Comet) District
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Allport Mining Co.
Home Office: Butte, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization And Impregnation With Pyrite
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated 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: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AT 100FT LEVEL ASSAY $16/TON AU&AG (1900'S)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): NORTHWEST EXTENSION HAS QUARTZ VEINS WITH CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF TOURMALINE, THAT HAVE BEEN BRECCIATED AND RECEMENTED BY CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
Comment (Deposit): ON 100FT LEVEL VEIN IS SAID TO BE 12FT WIDE.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, SHORT LEVELS, BELOW 55FT LEVEL UNDER WATER (1911)
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, P. 22-3
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 296.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 527, P. 125.
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.
