Cliff Mine

The Cliff Mine is a manganese and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,951 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

Name: Cliff Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.33083, -113.27056

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Cliff Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cliff Mine


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Hope Mining Co.
Years: 1913 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: 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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust


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: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 35% MN, 33% SILICA. CONCENTRATE: 48% MN, 12% SILICA.


Materials

Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Development): FIRST OPENED FOR AG.

Comment (Deposit): MN ORE 1 TO 6 FT WIDE, 50-100 FT IN STOPE LENGTH.

Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK STRIKES N25E.

Comment (Location): IN CLIFF GULCH, 1000 FT W OF THE BLACKMAIL SHAFT.

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS AND SHAFT (SHAFT INACCESSABLE IN 1918).


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 212.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 725, P. 167.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1237, P. 31-57, PLATES


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.