Majestic Claim

Occurrence in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, 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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019274
MRDS ID DC09359
Record type Site
Current site name Majestic Claim
Alternate or previous names Snow Bunny Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.02813, 46.43739 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.7 KM SE OF ROSE MOUNTAIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N 011W 19 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • SE OF THE JOHN CARLISLE MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Iron Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Analytical data

Result ON THE SURFACE IT CARRIES UP TO $30.00/TON IN AU, THE GRANITE CARRIES A-LITTLE AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Royal Stock
    Rock description Royal 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) -113.02813, 46.43739

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Royal Stock
Type of structure Local
Structure description Royal Stock

Ore body information

  • Strike N30-70W
    Dip 80 SW
    Thickness 9.45M
    Length 335.28M
    Width 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rose Mountain Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. A. Gilmer

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 22000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.54 g/mt Gold Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • USGS MIS FS MAP, P. 10.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • PARTIALLY CAVED ADIT, 4 CAVED SHAFTS, PITS AND TRENCHES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 78, P. 251.

  • Deposit

    USGS DOLUS LAKE RARE II MIS FS MAP, P. 4, 10, 16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    USGS DOLUS LAKE RARE II MIS FS MAP, P. 10.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINERALIZED ZONE HAS THE RICHEST ORE OCCURRING ALONG A RIDGELINE THAT IS 750 FT LONG AND AVERAGES 2.1 FT THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1983 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.