 | | Journal (issue) | | Mineral Collector's The Minerals of the Stapleton Prospect, Montana Lanny R. Ream PO Box 2043 Coeur d 'Alene... Larry B. French 21 N. Winchester Miles City, Montana 59301 T he discovery o f significant amounts of...interest in m ine ral wealth o f the area that is now Montana. By the m id 1860s, m iners had spread from Bannac...lesnake Creek, abo ut 12 mi les northwest of Dillon, Montana. This discovery became the foc us of pros pecting...istence; o rigina lly named " Montana", the name was changed to "Argenta" after the Fre nch word for silver |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...2015 K NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto...with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces |
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Stapleton prospect, Stapleton Gulch, Argenta, Argenta Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA