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Forest Mine

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Uranium
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015936
MRDS ID DB02233
Record type Site
Current site name Forest Mine
Alternate or previous names Forrest Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.15977, 46.45018 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 0.6 MILE NE OF PARK LAKE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N 004W 18 NW OF NW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 1.2 KM N OF LUMP GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1958)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Uranium Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DUMP WEAKLY RADIOACTIVE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Clays And Sericite

Host and associated rocks

  • 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)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.15977, 46.45018
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Clancy-Lump Gulch District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS INDICATED BY DUMP. SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN NOT EXPOSED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-80 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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