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Bear Cat Prospect

Past Producer in Silver Bow county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, 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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019516
MRDS ID DC10735
Record type Site
Current site name Bear Cat Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.45921, 45.80101 (WGS84)
Elevation 2146

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pipestone Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jefferson(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(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 Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001N 007W 27 SE OF SW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Altered Diorite

Analytical data

Result SELECTED DUMP SAMPLES ASSAYED A TRACE OF GOLD, 0.01 OZ/TON SILVER, AND 0.09% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Diorite
    Rock description Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Meagher
    Rock description Meagher

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.45921, 45.80101
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Limestone Trends From N40w, 90, To N15w, 25w.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact: Limestone-Diorite

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIORITE MASS IS SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET WIDE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Highland (Fish Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE INACCESSIBLE SHAFT 30 OR MORE FEET DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 32, P. 49

  • Deposit

    1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 3

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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