The Tussle Mine is a silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,280 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: 7,280 Feet (2,219 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 46.42417, -113.08611
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Tussle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tussle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder Creek) 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: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1904
Year Last Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1904
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Royal Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Pyritization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: UNSORTED ORE-30 OZ AG, $2.00 GOLD, 2% CU & PB.
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ON THE 65 FT LEVEL E OF THE SHAFT, A REVERSE FAULT STRIKING S 60 E AND DIPPING ABOUT 50 N THROWS THE VEIN ABOUT 1.5 FT S. ON THE 22 FT LEVEL THE SAME FAULT E OF THE SHAFT AND OFF SETS THE VEIN 7 FT TO THE S.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Workings): SHORT LEVELS AT 22, 65, 110FT BELOW COLLAR OF SHAFT, BELOW 110 FT UNDER WATER
Comment (Production): 1904-06 $12,000.00 WORTH OF ORE . PRODUCTION WAS RECORDED IN 1933, 1937, 1938.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS, PP 78, P. 247.
Reference (Deposit): MCGILL, G.E., 1959, MAP OF THE NW FLANK OF THE FLINT CREEK RANGE, WESTERN MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1933, 1937, 1938
Reference (Production): USGS PP 78. USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS
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.
