Argus

The Argus is a mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 6,558 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: Argus  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation: 6,558 Feet (1,999 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 46.3919, -112.57670

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Argus MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Argus


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Dell Leo Wahl
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1977


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Ankerite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): GRADES ARE FROM 700, AVERAGES OF PRODUCTION ST. TONNAGES ARE ESTIMATES OF INVESTIGATOR


References

Reference (Deposit): RUPPEL,1961,RECON.GEOL.MAP DEER LODGE QUAD,MF-174

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE AND SCHRADER,1933,USGS BULL.842,P.280-281

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTSON,1953,MBMG MEM.34,P 16

Reference (Deposit): MCCLERNAN,1976,MBMG BULL 98,P 18,56


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.