The Argo Mine
(Lode)
(20.66 acres)
Broadwater County, Montana
$18,500
Under Contract
(Lode)
(20.66 acres)
Broadwater County, Montana
$18,500
Under Contract
•Commodities: Gold, Silver, Copper
• Claim designation: Un-Patented Lode
• Size: 20.66 acres
• Location: Broadwater County, Montana
•Commodities: Gold, Silver, Copper
• Claim designation: Un-Patented Lode
• Size: 20.66 acres
• Location: Broadwater County, Montana
The Argo Mine is a documented mineral property in the Hellgate mining district of Broadwater County, Montana.
Featuring a tunnel-style adit with underground workings estimated at over 1800' feet in drifting, remnants of an old Blacksmith shop, 500’ feet of creek access, and a secluded location.
Located in the late 1890s, the Argo property was originally developed as a large plot of over 100 acres.
Multiple haulage adits and shafts connected thousands of feet in drifts on an estimated 9 levels of workings on the east side of Hellgate creek.
In the 1940s the Hellgate Prospect was developed on the west side of the creek for Copper exploration to aid the war effort.
The mine ceased operations during the War act, with little documentation of any work completed after.
The Tunnel entrance measures 10' tall by 4.5' feet wide.
The entrance portal collar has eroded and closed from weathered and aged timbers. Overburden removal and updated timber bracing are required for further exploration of the underground workings.
An estimated 1-3 yards of soil, rock, and overburden currently close off the entrance portal, likely sealed since the 1960s.
A two-room blacksmith and mill shop served as a storage shed as well as processed ore samples from the mine.
The structure, likely built in the late 1960s, has fallen into disrepair and collapsed under the strain of time.
Smelting remnants and tools from the old mine are abundant on the site.
The second and larger mine spill across the Creekside belongs to the older caved Argo workings.
A large spill portion over 30,000 yards is available for testing and processing, as the parcel encompasses a great portion of the Creekside valley.
An estimate of over 40,000 tons of material from the primary and secondary mine spill is available as a secondary commodity of low-to-mid-grade ore.
This secluded location is ready for the beginning enthusiast, up to a small mining company.
Featuring a tunnel-style adit with underground workings estimated at over 1800' feet in drifting, remnants of an old Blacksmith shop, 500’ feet of creek access, and a secluded location.
Located in the late 1890s, the Argo property was originally developed as a large plot of over 100 acres.
Multiple haulage adits and shafts connected thousands of feet in drifts on an estimated 9 levels of workings on the east side of Hellgate creek.
In the 1940s the Hellgate Prospect was developed on the west side of the creek for Copper exploration to aid the war effort.
The mine ceased operations during the War act, with little documentation of any work completed after.
- Primary workings consist of a large tunnel-style adit, driven at an 85-degree strike into the hillside.
The Tunnel entrance measures 10' tall by 4.5' feet wide.
The entrance portal collar has eroded and closed from weathered and aged timbers. Overburden removal and updated timber bracing are required for further exploration of the underground workings.
An estimated 1-3 yards of soil, rock, and overburden currently close off the entrance portal, likely sealed since the 1960s.
A two-room blacksmith and mill shop served as a storage shed as well as processed ore samples from the mine.
The structure, likely built in the late 1960s, has fallen into disrepair and collapsed under the strain of time.
Smelting remnants and tools from the old mine are abundant on the site.
- Local deposits consists of a mineralized quartz vein of Chalcopyrite, Chalcocite, Ankerite, and Malachite.
- Estimated ore values are: 0.89-to-2.65 OPT(ounces per ton) Au, 2.85-to-17 OPT AG, with trace-to-1.5% CU in malachite.
- Specimen-grade malachite and azurite are available in the mine spill.
- Mine spill consists of granite host rock, abundant quartz, and low -to-mid grade malachite and pyritic ore.
The second and larger mine spill across the Creekside belongs to the older caved Argo workings.
A large spill portion over 30,000 yards is available for testing and processing, as the parcel encompasses a great portion of the Creekside valley.
An estimate of over 40,000 tons of material from the primary and secondary mine spill is available as a secondary commodity of low-to-mid-grade ore.
- A small creek runs through the southern portion of the parcel. With year-long water flow, the creek features Gold deposits on the upper gravel bench, creek-level gravels, and bedrock. 600' feet of the creek runs through the claim.
- Gold values eroded from the local auriferous quartz veins are available in the creek-level gravels, upper bench deposits, and bedrock. Estimated placer values are running between 0.10-1.8 grams AU per yard.
- Access is available to all 4x4 vehicles during the warmer months, with a large camping and staging area suitable for multiple vehicles near the Creekside.
This secluded location is ready for the beginning enthusiast, up to a small mining company.
