Mapleton Mine

The Mapleton Mine is a manganese and silver mine located in Silver Bow 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: Mapleton Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.01611, -112.58361

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Mapleton Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mapleton Mine


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: The Anaconda Co.
Home Office: Hennessy Bldg., Butte, Mt.

Owner Name: Frank Antonioli
Home Office: 505 S. Clark St., Butte, Mt.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION OF MN ORE WAS RECORDED IN 1954, 1956.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1954, 1956

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74, PL. X.

Reference (Deposit): USGS, FILES

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 64.


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.