Mine detail: Cliff Mine

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Location: Granite County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.33072, -113.27148
dep_id: 10019451
mrds_id: DC10506
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Silver
gangue: Quartz
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: Mn Closely Follows Quartz Vein.
Reporter: Unknown, Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.)
hrock_unit: Red Lion Formation;Hasmark Formation;Silver Hill Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_unit: Philipsburg Batholith
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Philipsburg Batholith, Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS PP 78, P. 212.
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 725, P. 167.
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 1237, P. 31-57, PLATES
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