| Deposit ID | 10019451 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10506 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cliff Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.27148, 46.33072 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1814 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.7 KM E OF PHILIPSBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 013W | 30 | NW OF SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 35% MN, 33% SILICA. CONCENTRATE: 48% MN, 12% SILICA. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Philipsburg Batholith | ||||||
| Rock description | Philipsburg Batholith | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Red Lion Formation;Hasmark Formation;Silver Hill Formation |
| Rock description | Red Lion Formation;Hasmark Formation;Silver Hill Formation |
| (1) | -113.27148, 46.33072 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust |
| Strike | N80E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hope Mining Co. |
| First year | 1913 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 198.12M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10506 |
USGS PP 78, P. 212.
USGS BULL 725, P. 167.
USGS BULL 1237, P. 31-57, PLATES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MN ORE 1 TO 6 FT WIDE, 50-100 FT IN STOPE LENGTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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