Highland Mine

Occurrence in Ravalli county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010282
MRDS ID D003879
Record type Site
Current site name Highland Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.23983, 45.6821 (WGS84)
Elevation 2225
Relative position 3 MILES EAST OF ALTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ravalli(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Piquett Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nez Perce Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bitterroot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bitterroot National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Ravalli

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 002S 021W 07 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED 3/4 MILE WEST OF JEW MOUNTAIN, AT HEADWATERS OF A SOUTHERN TRIBUTARY OF SLATE CR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granitic rock

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Overwich District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dan Loftus
    Home office Hamilton, Mt.
  • Type Owner
    Owner L. C. L. Inc.
    Home office Darby, Mt.

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE IS BEING DEVELOPED ( 1978 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAWSON, D. C., 1978 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1977 MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL 107 , P. 19

  • Deposit

    1978 COMPILE MBMG., BULL 10

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1980 Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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