Dandy Mine

The Dandy Mine is a gold mine located in Granite county, Montana.

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: Dandy Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.81667, -113.29778

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Dandy Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dandy Mine
Secondary: Big Six Property


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Elk Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Louis Imhof
Home Office: 785 Park Ave., New York, N.Y.

Owner Name: J. D. Hollowell
Home Office: Drummond, Mt.


Production

Not available


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: Garnet Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PINCH AND SWELL, BANDED


Structure

Type: R
Description: Bearmouth Overthrust

Type: L
Description: Garnet Stock


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NO 2 ADIT $30/TON AU, SULPHIDE ORE IN ADIT 3 IS $20/TON.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): W SLOPE OF ELK CR.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION PRE 1919; 1922, 1923, 1933-34, 1939-41,

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPING IN 1959. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN CUTS THE QUARTZITE, SHIST AND SHALE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THEIR GENERAL DIRECTION. IN ADIT 1 A FAULT A PORTION OF THE VEIN 200 FT TO THE SOUTH. THE VEIN IS CUT OFF NEAR THE MOUTH OF ADIT 2, AT A POINT BELOW IN ADIT 3 IT IS MOVED BY A NW FAULT ZONE. PYRITE IS GENERALLY GATHERED ALONG THE MIDDLE OF THE VEIN AS MUCH AS A FT THICK.

Comment (Workings): 3 ADIT LEVELS, LOWEST ADIT NO. 3 IS 1000 FT LONG, ADIT 2 AND 1 ARE ABOUT 850 AND 200 FT IN LENGTH. THERE ARE SEVERAL CROSSCUTS AND RAISES.

Comment (Geology): OXIDATION IS COMPLETE ABOVE ADIT 2.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 8, P. 13, 14, 24.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 201-3.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 33, P. 10.

Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 8.


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.