Clear Grit Claim

The Clear Grit Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana.

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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: Clear Grit Claim

State: Montana

County: Granite

Elevation:

Primary Mineral: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.43667, -113.04222

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Clear Grit Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Clear Grit Claim
Secondary: Lost One

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Rose Mountain Area

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest

Holdings

Workings

Ownership

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: Flint Creek Range

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Structure

Type: R
Description: Royal Stock

Type: L
Description: Fractures That Trend N70e

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.01-1.33 OZ/TON AU, 0.01-0.99 OZ/TON AG

Materials

Ore: Gold

Ore: Bornite

Ore: Chalcopyrite

Gangue: Quartz

Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment Type: Location	Comment: S OF JOHN CARLISLE MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment Type: Production	Comment: PRODUCTION WAS RECORDED IN 1939.
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: QUARTZ STRINGERS AND VEINS
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: ONE CAVED ADIT, 5 TRENCHES, 2 SHAFTS, 7 PITS

References

Reference Category: Production	Reference: USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1939.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS DOLUS LAKE RARE II MIS FS MAP, P. 15, FIG. 1.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS PP 78, P. 251, PL. II.