Mine detail: Diamond Hill Mine

Previously called 'Glory Hill ZoneNorth Zone'

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Location

Lat / long:

46.3147, -111.6625

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Tungsten, Bismuth, Silver
Ore:	Limonite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Gold, Chalcopyrite
Orebody form:	TABULAR, CHIMNEYLIKE ORE SHOOTS
Discovery year:	1877

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Deposit type:	Skarn Au
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1885

Geology

Host rock:	Elkhorn Volcanics, Andesite;Cret-Tert
Host type:	Andesite
Associated rock:	SILVER WAVE STOCK; DIAMOND HILL STOCK
Associated type:	Diorite,Granite
Structure:	Boulder Batholith, Lombard Overthrust, Aplite And Quartz Diorite Dikes

References

MRDS	W014695
DEP	10071357
Reference	{Deposit:: REED, G. C., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 7592, 58 P}{Deposit:: CORRY, A.V., 1933, SOME GOLD DEPOSITS OF BROADWATER, BEAVERHEAD, PHILLIPS, AND FERGUS COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 10, P. 22.}{Geology:: KLEPPER, M.R., RUPPEL, E.T, FREEMAN, V.L., AND WEEKS, R.A., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, EAST FLANK OF THE ELKHORN MOUNTAINS, BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 665, 66 P}{Production:: USBM IC 7592}
Reporter	Krohn, Douglas H.