Robinson Mine

The Robinson Mine is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 7,359 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: Robinson Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 7,359 Feet (2,243 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.24472, -113.19167

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Robinson Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Robinson Mine
Secondary: Blue Eyed Annie


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Red Lion-Hidden Lake District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Year Last Production: 1906
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: Cable Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCED SMALL AMOUNT OF AU & AG.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Commodity): PILOT PROJECT 1906

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 84, P. 37-38.

Reference (Production): EMMONS, 1913, USGS PROF. PAPER 78

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 241.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG INF CIRC 13, PL 4.


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.