North Moccasin

Producer in Fergus county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008980
MRDS ID D001563
Record type Site
Current site name North Moccasin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.58414, 47.24992 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fergus(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spring Creek Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lewistown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewistown(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Judith(hydrologic unit)

Fort Peck Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Fergus

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.58414, 47.24992

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • EST. PROD. FROM 1903-1904 FOR THE DISTRICT WAS $9,000,000 IN AU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLIXT, J.E., 1933, GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE NORTH MOCCASIN MTNS., FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEM. 8

  • Deposit

    SEE ALSO CRIB RECORD DC09782

  • Production

    BLIXT, 1933, MONT. MEM. 8

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAT. AND LONG. ARE GENERAL FOR AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1974 Fisher, Fred S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.