| Deposit ID | 10015913 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02201 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lexington Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.24088, 46.4724 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.8 KM ESE OF RIMINI. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chessman Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(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)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 005W | 04 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | 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) | -112.24088, 46.4724 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Red Mountain Fault. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rimini District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Montana Lead Co. |
| Year | 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1888-1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^.21 Oz/Ton Au, 29 Oz/Ton Ag, 10% Pb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02201 |
USGS PP 428, P. 57, PL. 1.
USGS BULL 842, P. 252
USGS BULL 842, P. 252.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN ZONE CAN BE TRACED ON THE SURFACE BY ADITS AND SHALLOW PITS E ACROSS A RIDGE FOR 1000 FT TO THE E ADIT. THE VEIN IN THE W ADIT IS 6-10 FT WIDE AND STRIKES N 78 W AND DIPS 75-80 S AND HAS BEEN STOPED FOR NEARLY 100 FT ALONG STRIKE. THE E ADIT THE VEIN STRIKES N 65 E. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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