Agnes Lode

The Agnes Lode is a tungsten mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,900 feet.

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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Site Name

Primary: Agnes Lode

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Baldy Mountain District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Pete Piazzola
Home Office: Dillon, Mt.
Years: 1960 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
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: Pioneer Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ONE CHIP SAMPLE ASSAYED NO TUNGSTEN

Materials

Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Development): 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): BULLDOZER TRENCHES

Comment (Geology): TRACES OF A MINERAL THAT FLUORESCES SIMILAR TO SCHEELITE WERE DETECTED. MINERAL WAS TOO FINE FOR QUALATATIVE TUNGSTEN TESTS.

Comment (Location): ON CREST OF EAST-WEST FORK DIVIDE, SOUTH OF 11/14 SECTION LINE

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5552, P. 34

Reference (Deposit): 1960 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, R.I. 555

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.