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Bumblebee

Past Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019365
MRDS ID DC09691
Record type Site
Current site name Bumblebee

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.5134, 46.69573 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 12.6 KM NE OF AVON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ophir Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 011N 007W 20 NW OF NW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • E SIDE OF OPHIR CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1958)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.5134, 46.69573
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ophir District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Clark J. Smith
    Home office Rte. 2, Valencia, Pa. 16059

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICAL SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 98, P. 27, 31.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 72, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 82, P. 18.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEVELOPING ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit THE MINE IS IN A TACTITE ZONE HAVING SUPERIMPOSED FAULTING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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