| Deposit ID | 10019299 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC09417 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Argonne Mine |
| Related records | 10246020 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.18282, 46.44601 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 2.0 KM W OF FROHNER MINE. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 005W | 13 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE L: 0.18% U308, 0.19 U |
|---|---|
| Result | SAMPLE 2: 0.12% U308, 0.13 U. |
| 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) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.18282, 46.44601 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N75E |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY S |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1931 |
| District name | Clancy-Lump Gulch District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC09417 |
USGS PP 428, P. 63, 67, PL. 1.
BECRAFT, GE, 1954, WRITTEN COMM.
USGS MAP MR-21, P. 13.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN ZONE |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1931 AU; 1954 U |
| 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 |
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