Montana · Flathead County
Plant

Flathead Mines

Flathead County, Montana, United States
LeadSilverGoldZincCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryGold, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHot-spring Au-Ag (Pb)
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPODS, SHOOTS; IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Galena, Argentite, Marcasite, Bornite, Enargite, Silver, Sphalerite, Matildite
GangueAlunite
Geology
Host rockLatite,Argillite · "PORPHYRITIC LATITE", "Argillite"
Associated rockHog Heaven Volcanics; Porphyritic Latite Plug
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1928
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10221224
MRDS IDW014676
Alternate namesHog Heaven Project
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates47.92298, -114.58289
References
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 31, 1949, P. 24.MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 95, 1975, P. 8.COCA MINING COMPANY. MINE/DEPOSIT FILE REPORT-FLATHEAD MINES, POLSON, MT. FINAL REPORT, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO. S0221028, MARCH 1983.CAREY, C. C. ALTERATION PETROLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE HOG HEAVEN MINING DISTRICT, MT. MS THESIS, UNIV. OF MONTANA, 1981.JOHNS, W. M., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONT. BUR. MINES GEOL. BULL. 79, 182 P.SHENON, P.J., AND TAYLOR, A.V. JR., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE OCCURRENCE OF THE HOG HEAVEN MINING DISTRICT, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: MBMG MEMOIR 17, 26 P.SAHINEN, U.M., JOHNS, W.M., AND LAWSON, D.C., 1965, GEOCHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE STREAM-SAMPLING IN FLATHEAD AND LINCOLN COUNTIES, MONTANA: MBMG BULLETIN 48, 16 P.YOUNG, F.M., CROWLEY, F.A., AND SAHINEN, U.M., 1962, MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD AND ZINC MINING: MBMG BULLETIN 30, P. 20.LANGE, I.M., AND ZEHNER, R.E., 1989, ISOTOPE DATA, AGES, AND GEOLOGY OF THE HOG HEAVEN VOLCANIC FIELD, NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: ISOCHRON/WEST, V. 54, P. 8-10.SHENON, P.J., 1935, GENESIS OF ORE AT THE FLATHEAD MINE, NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND THE BULLETIN OF THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, V. 30, NO. 6, P. 585-603.COCA MINES INC. 1984 ANNUAL REPORT, P.6.