Magone & Anderson Mine

The Magone & Anderson Mine is a gold and silver 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: Magone & Anderson Mine  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.8125, -113.33444

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Magone & Anderson Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Magone & Anderson Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Garnet (First Chance) District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Garnet Butte Gold Mining Co.
Home Office: Butte, Mt.


Production

Year: 1914
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1-5.5 Oz/Ton Au, 0.1-6.5 Oz/Ton Ag, 1% Cu


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: BEDDING PLANE, BANDED


Structure

Type: R
Description: Bearmouth Overthrust

Type: L
Description: Deep Creek Anticline, Garnet Stock


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1-5.5 OZ/TON AU, 0.1-6.5 OZ/TON AG, 1% CU


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Ankerite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE HAS A WIDTH OF GT 100 FT CROSSES THE VEIN OBLIQUELY FROM THE SW TO NE AND SHIFTS IT TO THE N. E OF THE FAULT ZONE IS A SERIES OF STOPES ON LENSES THAT ARE

Comment (Workings): LOWEST LEVEL 200 FT BELOW THE CREEK.


References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 39, P. 28, 29.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 31, P. 30.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 660, P. 188-190.

Reference (Production): USGS BULL 660


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.