Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryAntimony, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePolymetallic veins
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracture Near Edge Of Batholith
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Pyromorphite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Orpiment, Pyrite, Quartz, Realgar, Rhodochrosite, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Philipsburg Batholith
StructurePhilipsburg Batholith, Philipsburg Anticline Philipsburg Overthrust
Tectonic settingCordilleran Miogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1978
Discovery year1872
Identification
Deposit ID10070485
MRDS IDW013436
Alternate namesBlaine Shaft, Ruby Shaft, Granite Mountain, Granite Tailings
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates46.316, -113.24286
References
EMMONS, W.H., AND CALKINS, F.C., 1913, GEOLOGY OF THE PHILIPSBURG QUADRANGLE: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 78, P. 202-207.USBM RI 4399MBMG BULL 109, P. 7.MBMG BULL 92, P. 9.EMMONS, W.H., 1907, THE GRANITE-BIMETALLIC AND CABLE MINES, PHILIPSBURG QUADRANGLE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 315USGS PROF. PAPER 78; SUMMARIES IN ENG. AND MIN. JOUR. 1888-1893, USBM R.I. 4399