Argus Mine

The Argus Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Powell 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

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Site Name

Primary: Argus Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Arsenic

Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Emery (Zosell) District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Silicification

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGED 60% PB, 105 OZ/TON AG.

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Millerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ABOVE STEEP SLOPE FACING DEER LODGE VALLEY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Comment (Geology): LOW ANGLE REVERSE FAULTS

Comment (Deposit): VEIN OUTCROPS AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 6500 FT, AND EXTENDS FOR ABOUT 1000 FT. VEIN CONSISTS OF A "HONEYCOMB" QUARTZ. OXIDIZED ZONE WITHIN DEEPS OF 40-100FT. THE WALL ROCK ADJACENT TO THE VEIN IS CUT BY VEINLETS OF CARBONATE AND QUARTZ

Comment (Workings): 3 INCLINED SHAFTS (CAVED)

References

Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 98, P. 18, 56.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 842, P. 281-82.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 34, P. 16.

Reference (Production): MBMG BULL 98, P. 56.

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.