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Londonderry Mine (Goldonna Mine), Maxville Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USAi
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Londonderry Mine (Goldonna Mine)Mine
Maxville Mining DistrictMining District
Granite CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 28' 23'' North , 113° 14' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.47306,-113.24389
GeoHash:
G#: c2r2rh4m4
GRN:
N31W58
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maxville130 (2011)1.2km
Philipsburg884 (2017)16.1km
Drummond336 (2017)22.8km
Anaconda9,417 (2011)44.7km
Warm Springs3,000 (2013)47.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
162901
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:162901:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: USGS PP 78, P. 259.
Deposit:: MCGILL, G.E., 1959, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NORTHWEST FLANK OF THE FLINT CREEK RANGE, WESTERN MONTANA: MONT. BUR. MINES AND GEOL.
Deposit:: USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1913, 1917, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1938.
Deposit:: MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Deposit:: PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-67.
Production
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Minor) - Zinc, Lead
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Belt Series
Structure: Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Batholith
Host Rock: Quartzite, Sandstone

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

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OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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