The Garnet (First Chance) is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Granite county, Montana.
About the MRDS Data:
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
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Garnet (First Chance) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Garnet (First Chance)
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Garnet (First Chance)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1955
Time Period: 1867-1955
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Polymetallic replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1867
Year Last Production: 1955
Discovery Year: 1867
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): Production total is aggregated for more than 20 mines occurring within a four square mile area. More than 150,000 oz of the Au resource occurs in skarn zone adjacent to the Nancy Hanks zone. (USGS Headwaters Project significant-deposit list.)
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): Iron Mask Mining 2001 SEC Form 10K
Reference (Production): Kauffman and Earll, 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.
