| Deposit ID | 10013919 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D010479 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shannon Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.33589, 46.73323 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.2 KM SW OF MARYSVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Greenhorn Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011N | 006W | 03 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Helena Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Helena Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.33589, 46.73323 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Marysville Stock |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Marysville District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Smigaj Brothers |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Barns-King Development Co. |
| Home office | Butte, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 6333.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D010479 |
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1915-1918, 1920-1923, 1933, 1937-1941.
MBMG MEM 20, P. 48-9.
USGS PP 57, PLATE 1.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEAR BOOKS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RICH ORE WAS FOUND W OF SHAFT ON 500 LEVEL, (100 FT LONG) ANOTHER ORE SHOOT WAS FOUND ON THE SAME LEVEL 620 FT W OF SHAFT (400 FT LONG). A HANGING WALL ORE SHOOT ON THE 600 LEVEL FOR A LENGTH OF 200 FT AND 6 FT WIDE IT IS 800 FT W OF SHAFT. IN 1923 ON THE 700 LEVEL WAS OPEN ORE WAS NOT FOUND THAT WAS PROFITABLE AND THE MINE CLOSED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1983 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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