| Deposit ID | 10012446 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008084 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Original Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.53895, 46.01684 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NORTH OF COURT HOUSE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Butte North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003N | 008W | 13 | NW OF NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.53895, 46.01684 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Copper Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008084 |
USGS PP 74, P. 133-34., PL. X.
MBMG MEM 31, P. 94-96
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE RIALTO, STEWARD, AND PARROTT VEINS ARE FOUND IN THE ORIGINAL MINE. THE PARROTT VEIN IS A VERY SMALL PART OF ORE SUPPLY. THE RIALTO VEIN IS 100 FT N OF PARROTT AND RUNS PARRALEL TO IT. IT IS 15-20 FT THICK ON THE 1200 FT LEVEL. IT HAS FLORITE ON FOOT WALL SIDE. THE STEWARD VEIN IS A FAULT VEIN CUTTING OFF OLDER VEINS AND CARRYING DRAG ORE FROM THEM. PYRITE VEIN IS NW FAULT WHICH HAS BEEN DRIFTED ON 300, 400, AND 500 FT LEVELS. THE ZINC VEIN N 70 E STRIKE AND 75-80 DIP IS DEVELOPED BY DRIFTS AND STOPES ON 700 AND 800 FT LEVEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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