Mongar Mine

Past Producer in Missoula county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019096
MRDS ID DC08571
Record type Site
Current site name Mongar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.57649, 46.80961 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LOCATION WAS GIVEN TO THE NEAREST SECTION. ABOUT 3.5KM E OF MINERAL RIDGE., 0.7 Km Radius.

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)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Missoula

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 016W 11 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • E OF E FORK OF ASHBY CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Madison Group;Jefferson Limestone & Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation & Hasmark Formation
    Rock description Madison Group;Jefferson Limestone & Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation & Hasmark Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.57649, 46.80961

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Clinton District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner George Mongar, Jr.
    Home office 215 1st Ave., Shelby, Mt.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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