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Adams Peak Claims

Occurrence in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010824
MRDS ID D004810
Record type Site
Current site name Adams Peak Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.80256, 45.47601 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position 6 MILES SW OF GLEN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twin Adams Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Hole(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 004S 010W 23 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • WEST 1/2 OF NE 1/4, SECTION 23

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Skarn, Marble

Analytical data

Result ONE OUT OF FOUR TRENCH GRAB SAMPLES SHOWED A TRACE OF TUNGSTEN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Lcret-Tert Granodiorite
    Rock description Lcret-Tert Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Carb Amsden Formation;Quadrant Formation
    Rock description Carb Amsden Formation;Quadrant Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.80256, 45.47601
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pioneer Batholith, Faults Cut Skarn, Bedding Trends N-S, 60 E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lost Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner R And H Meine, D. Guidici

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO BULLDOZER TRENCHES, PITS, AND A SHALLOW ADIT ON THE UPPER TRENCH.

Comments on development

  • NINE UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PATTEE, E.C., 1960, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF MONT; MT. TORREY BATHOLITH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. INV. 5552, P. 12

  • Deposit

    1960 RECON U.S. B.M., REPT, INV. 555

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CALC-SKARN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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