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Greenhorn Claim

Occurrence in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Talc-Soapstone, Graphite
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013888
MRDS ID D010432
Record type Site
Current site name Greenhorn Claim
Related records 10124965

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.02225, 45.11101 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 15.2 MI S 15 E OF ALDER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Home Park Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ruby(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 Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008S 003W 30 SW OF NW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 2500 FT W OF WILLOW CR. MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary
Graphite Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore
Graphite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Pre Belt
    Rock description Pre Belt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.02225, 45.11101
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Greenhorn Range

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. And Mrs. Carl Hafer
    Home office Butte, Mt.

Comments on the workings information

  • BULLDOZER CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 45, P. 42-43

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEARED, CONTORTED TALCOSE MARBLE AND GRAPHITE SCHIST-NOT A CONTINUATION OF WILLOW CR MINE BODY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1983 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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