Argo Mine

The Argo Mine is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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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

Name: Argo Mine

State: Montana

County: Granite

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.57639, -113.58056

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Argo Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Argo Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Alps District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: James F. Mccarthy (Estate)
Home Office: Wallace, Id.

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: John Long Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2.78OZ AU TO 0.0 OZAU
Analytical Data: 2.45OZ AG TO 0.06 OZ AG
Analytical Data: LEVEL 3 ASS. 4.10 % WO3 TO 0.01% WO3

Materials

Ore: Ferberite

Ore: Wolframite

Ore: Gold

Gangue: Pyrite

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment Type: Development	Comment: FERBERITE WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED BETWEEN 1933-1936. A BRIEF EXPLORATION PROGRAM WAS DONE IN 1951.
Comment Type: Location	Comment: INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)
Comment Type: Production	Comment: PROPERTY FIRST MINED FOR AU. NO RECORDED TUNGSTEN PRODUCTION.
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: THE VEIN USUALLY CUTS THE BEDS BUT IN A FEW PLACES IT PARALLELS THEM. A NUMBER OF POSTMINERAL FAULTS OFFSET THE VEIN A FEW FEET AND ONE DISPLACES IT ABOUT 80 FT. THE VEIN HAS BEEN EXPLORED FOR 1250 FT ALONG ITS STRIKE AND 850 FT DOWN DIP.
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: 2 MAIN ADIT LEVELS AND SHORT RAISES. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL AND ADIT NUMBER 2 ARE CONNECTED BY AN INCLINE.

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USBM REP INVES 6334, P. 5, 12-16.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: DMEA RECORDS
Reference Category: Production	Reference: USBM RI 6334, P. 12-16.