Strawberry Mine

Past Producer in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015933
MRDS ID DB02229
Record type Site
Current site name Strawberry Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.27728, 46.70657 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MI. SE OF BALD BUTTE NEAR THE HEAD OF A GULCH ON THE EAST SIDE OF GREENHORN MTN.

Site location context

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)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 011N 005W 18 SE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • W BANK OF E SKELLY GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE SAID TO ASSAY $30-70/TON AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Marysville Stock
    Rock description Marysville Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name March (Belt Series)
    Rock description March (Belt Series)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.27728, 46.70657

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Marysville Stock

Ore body information

  • Strike N
    Dip 60 W
    Width 0.38M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faulted Contact Near Intrusion

Comments on the geologic information

  • LAMELLAR QUARTZ AFTER CALCITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Marysville District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT, DRIFT, CROSSCUT TUNNEL

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 10 STAMP MILL ON PROPERTY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1980 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references