The Agnes Property is a copper and lead mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.38222, -115.53111
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Agnes Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Agnes Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Large Scale Nw Trending Fault (Silver Creek) Directly To North Of Mine. Throws Along Fault Range From 2000 To Several Thousand Feet.
Type: L
Description: Joints And Faults Which Generally Strike About North-Northwest
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN THICKNESS VARIES CONSIDERABLY AND THE VEIN DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE EXTENSIVE.
Comment (Workings): AS OF 1912 , WORKINGS CONSISTED OF 3 ADITS, IN TWO OF WHICH THE VEIN WAS SHOWN
Comment (Location): NEAR OR ALONG BIG SUNDAY CREEK
Comment (Geology): SILVER CREEK FAULT MAY BE CONTINUOUS WITH FAULTS ON THE ATLAS PROPERTY NEAR MULLAN, IDAHO WHERE 20 FT WIDE VEINS OF ANKERITE CONTAINING CHALCOPYRITE AND SOME GALENA ARE KNOWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 608 .
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOL SURVEY BULL. 540 , PP. 197-198 .
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-15-1963
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.
