| Deposit ID | 10019306 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC09438 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hard Luck Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.37089, 46.42851 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 4.2 KM NE OF BISON MOUNTAIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Three Brothers(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(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
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 | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 006W | 20,21 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Bathoth) | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Bathoth) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.37089, 46.42851 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N70W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Elliston District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ray, Larry, And Charles Ward |
| Home office | Elliston, Mt. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hard Luck Mines |
| Home office | Elliston, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 137.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC09438 |
MBMG BULL 98, P. 11-13.
USGS BULL 1151 PL. 1.
DMEA RECORDS
MBMG BULL 100, P. 21
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WALL ROCK IS SILICIFIED AND PYRITIZED FOR LAST 120 FT OF THE ADIT. WEAK MINERALIZATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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