Charcoal Mine

Past Producer in Missoula county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019094
MRDS ID DC08568
Record type Site
Current site name Charcoal Mine
Alternate or previous names Shawbut Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.58982, 46.81295 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 6.5MI S OF POTOMIC POST OFFICE ON MONTANA STATE HIGHWAY NO 20.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Missoula(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mineral Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Missoula

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 016W 10 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ON E FORK OF ASHBY CR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result FROM BIN: 0.06OZ/TON, 20.7OZ/TON AG, 7.7% PB, 8.1% ZN, 0.34% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Clinton Stock
    Rock description Clinton Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.58982, 46.81295

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bearmouth Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Clinton Stock

Ore body information

  • Dip 40SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1957

Mining district

District name Clinton District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Potomac-Ashby Mining Co.
    Home office 532 N. Ave. West, C/O Ecklesdafer, Missoula, Mt.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Esther Williams Keller
    Home office Missoula Mt.

Comments on the production information

  • BY 1916 $15000 IN PB & A6 WAS PRODUCED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 129.54M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 49, P. 30.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 8, PL 4&6, P. 37.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 660, P. 224-27.

  • Production

    USGS BULL 660, MBMG BULL 8

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-81 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