Gladstone-Argenta Mine

The Gladstone-Argenta Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Beaverhead county, Montana at an elevation of 7,070 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: Gladstone-Argenta Mine
Secondary: Gladstone Group

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Montana
County: Beaverhead
District: Argenta 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

Owner Name: Morse, Farnsworth, Et Al.
Home Office: Dillon
Years: 1964 -

Owner Name: Silver King Mines
Home Office: Dillon
Years: 1964 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Brecciation.

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

Analytical Data: ARGENTA ORE CARRIED 2.4 OZ/TON AU. GLADSTONE CARRIED ABOUT 0.6 OZ/TON AU.

Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): REPORTEDLY 0.58 OZ/TON AU ORE AT BASE OF GLADSTONE SHAFT. (1931) MINE REPORTED ACTIVE AND DEVELOPING IN LATE 50'S AND EARLY 60'S. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): ITEM 8 FOR ARGENTA CLAIM. GLADSTONE HAS HAD LITTLE OR NO PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1900. GEACH REPORTS SPORATIC PRODUCTION FROM 1902-1963.

Comment (Workings): A 200-FT SHAFT WITH A FEW DRIFTS WAS SUNK ON THE ARGENTA CLAIM. THE GLADSTONE CLAIM HAS A 66-FT. SHAFT. NEITHER WERE ACCESSIBLE IN 1931. TWO OTHER SHAFTS REPORTED IN 1935.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 6, P. 75.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 15, P. 3.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 46, P. 5.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 85, P. 49.

Reference (Deposit): 1931 RECON M.B.M.G. BULL. 6

Reference (Deposit): 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85

Reference (Production): M.B.M.G. BULL. 6

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.