Montana · Phillips County
Past Producer

Gold Bug Mine

Phillips County, Montana, United States
GoldSilverIronManganeseFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryIron, Manganese, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShattered Zones, Minor Replacements
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Limonite, Sylvanite
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Flathead Ss.;Emerson Formation;Big Horn Dolomite;Maywood And Jefferson Ls
StructureUpwarping Of Sediments, Intrusion By Porphyry
AlterationAlteration Products, Sericite, Kaolinite, Silica
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071877
MRDS IDW015572
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.91021, -108.61745
References
WEED, W. H. 1896, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MONTANA, THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL 61, P. 423-424WEED, W. H. AND PIRSSON, L. V., 1896, GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY, VOL 4, P. 399-428BOYNTON, C. H., 1906, THE LITTLE ROCKIES MINING DISTRICT, MONTANA, THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL 81, P. 181.