Scratch Awl Mine (Scratch All Mine; Silver Prince; Cliff; Salmon; Blackmail Mine), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 19' 52'' North , 113° 16' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Philipsburg | 884 (2017) | 2.1km |
Maxville | 130 (2011) | 15.0km |
Anaconda | 9,417 (2011) | 33.6km |
Drummond | 336 (2017) | 38.5km |
Warm Springs | 3,000 (2013) | 40.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
45243
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45243:7
GUID (UUID V4):
e6ec3f39-8f5c-48cf-ad81-3c1d856ae6e4
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Scratch All Mine
One of the larger mines in Philipsburg. It produced lead, zinc, silver, and manganese. The main shaft was ~800' deep.
The Scratch Awl mine is on the north side of the divide between Camp Creek and Cliff Gulch, about 1 1/4 miles east of Philipsburg. It was worked in a small way for silver many years ago. In the fall of 1917 it was reopened and supplied a moderate amount of manganese ore during that season and the next year. Since 1928 the mine has been operated almost continuously and according to C. J. Hanson, superintendent, has produced about 50,000 tons of manganese ore and about 60,000 tons of silver-zinc ore. in 1939 the mine was one of the moat active in the district.
The Scratch Awl mine is opened through a vertical shaft 500 feet deep with three levels that aggregate about 8,000 feet in length. The 500-foot level, by far the longest, connects with the True Fissure shaft to the north and the Cliff shaft to the west.
The Scratch Awl mine is opened through a vertical shaft 500 feet deep with three levels that aggregate about 8,000 feet in length. The 500-foot level, by far the longest, connects with the True Fissure shaft to the north and the Cliff shaft to the west.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Hetaerolite | 4.BB.10 | ZnMn2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Coronadite | 4.DK.05a | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
ⓘ | Cryptomelane | 4.DK.05a | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 |
ⓘ | Todorokite | 4.DK.10 | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
ⓘ | Chalcophanite | 4.FL.20 | ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite var. Mg-rich Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | (Ca,Mg)Mg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 | |
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Zincrosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Zn,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Duftite | 8.BH.35 | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Arsendescloizite | 8.BH.35 | PbZn(AsO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Bayldonite | 8.BH.45 | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Arsendescloizite | PbZn(AsO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
H | ⓘ Zincrosasite | (Zn,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
C | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
C | ⓘ Zincrosasite | (Zn,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite var. Mg-rich Dolomite | (Ca,Mg)Mg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Arsendescloizite | PbZn(AsO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
O | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Zincrosasite | (Zn,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite var. Mg-rich Dolomite | (Ca,Mg)Mg(CO3)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite var. Mg-rich Dolomite | (Ca,Mg)Mg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
K | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite var. Mg-rich Dolomite | (Ca,Mg)Mg(CO3)2 |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
Mn | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Mn | ⓘ Cryptomelane | K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16 |
Mn | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Mn | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Cu | ⓘ Zincrosasite | (Zn,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Arsendescloizite | PbZn(AsO4)(OH) |
Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
Zn | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | ⓘ Zincrosasite | (Zn,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsendescloizite | PbZn(AsO4)(OH) |
As | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
As | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | ⓘ Todorokite | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Arsendescloizite | PbZn(AsO4)(OH) |
Pb | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Pb | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Localities in this Region
- Montana
- Granite County
- Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District)
- Scratch Awl Mine (Scratch All Mine; Silver Prince; Cliff; Salmon; Blackmail Mine)
- Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District)
- Granite County
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