Sterrett Mine

Past Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc
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. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019386
MRDS ID DC09910
Record type Site
Current site name Sterrett Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.56617, 46.38518 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 12.5 KM E OF DEER LODGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Baggs Creek(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

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 007N 008W 02 S2 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • HEAD OF SPRING GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Analytical data

Result 0.17 OZ/TON AU, 30.8 OZ/TON AG, 31.9%PB, 16.6% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
    Rock description Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.56617, 46.38518

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Plunge N 80 W

Comments on the geologic information

  • NORMAL FAULTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Emery (Zosell) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Monida Trust Co. (50%), W. J. Higgins (50%)

Comments on the production information

  • ONLY 3 YRS 1921, 1922, 1937.

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 VERTICAL SHAFTS, 2 ADITS

Comments on development

  • FIRST PATENTED CLAIM IN DISTRICT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 34, P. 1, 3, 4, 9, 23 27.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 98, P. 23, 59.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 842, P. 282

  • Production

    MBMG BULL 98, P. 59.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 VEINS IN UPPER ADIT, 1ST VEIN 3 IN WIDE AND OXIDIZED, THE 2ND IS 12 TO 18 IN WIDE AND STRIKES N 55 E AND DIPS 70S.

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

Beyond USGS

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