Gold Bug Mine

The Gold Bug Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Phillips county, Montana at an elevation of 5,000 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: Gold Bug Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Phillips

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 47.93722, -108.61917

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Gold Bug Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Bug Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Montana
County: Phillips


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: Little Rockies Mining And Development Co.

Owner Name: Northern Continental, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1893
Discovery Year: 1894
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated
Physiographic Detail: Little Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 53,000 TONS CRUDE ORE CONTAINED 1.06 OZ AU AND 37 OZ AG/TON, PLUS 0.05% CU AND 1% ZN


Materials

Ore: Hessite
Ore: Sylvanite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY 5 ADITS. STOPE LENGTHS GIVEN ARE FOR THOSE BETWEEN 550 AND 350 LEVEL. THERE ARE TWO PARALLEL ORE-BEARING SHEAR ZONES ABOUT 1500 FT. APART.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): THERE MIGHT BE MODERATE AMOUNT OF LOW-GRADE SILVER ORE.

Comment (Production): INCLUDES SOME ORE FROM ADJACENT LITTLE BEN MINE. THERE WAS SOME UNRECORDED PRODUCTION BEFORE 1901. PRODUCTION YEARS 1901 - 1918 , 1924 - 1925 , 1930 - 1960 , 1964 - 1965.


References

Reference (Deposit): DYSON, J.L., 1939, RUBY GULCH GOLD MINING DISTRICT, LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: ECON. GEOL., V. 34, NO. 2, P. 201-213

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W.H., 1908, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 340, P. 96-116.

Reference (Deposit): KNECHTEL, M.M., 1959, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND ENCIRCLING FOOTHILLS, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1072N. P. 723-752

Reference (Deposit): 1907 RECON EMMONS, W.H., USGS BULL. 340

Reference (Deposit): 1921 GEOLMAP KNECHTEL, M.M., USGS BULL. 1072N

Reference (Production): OME FILES


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.