Old Glory Mine

The Old Glory Mine is a silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 7,500 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: Old Glory Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver

Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Melrose (Soap Gulch) 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Highland Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone Trends N40w, Argillite Bedding Trends N50w, 15n.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Silver

Comments

Comment (Production): $100,000 IN PRODUCTION.

Comment (Deposit): RICH ORE WAS CUT OFF AT 75 FT. DEPTH BY A POSSIBLE FAULT SELVAGE.

Comment (Workings): AT LEAST ONE SHAFT, 75 FT. DEEP.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NEAR SURFACE DEPOSIT CUT OFF AT 75 FT. DEPTH BY FAULT SELVAGE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 93-94.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 25, P. 54.

Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-23-1963

Reference (Deposit): 1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 3

Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULL. 574.

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.