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Templeman Claim

Past Producer in Silver Bow county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019520
MRDS ID DC10741
Record type Site
Current site name Templeman Claim
Related records 10148671

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.47616, 45.78879 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Relative position 1.5 MILES NNE OF RED MOUNTAIN

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 1S 7W 33 SW OF SE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Iron Gangue
Talc Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation, Gouge.

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE ASSAYED TRACE OF GOLD, 0.5 OZ. AG/TON, 4.4% PB, 6.7% ZN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Meagher
    Rock description Meagher
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.47616, 45.78879
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw Faults

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 W
    Dip 70 E
    Width 2.13M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: TRACE AU, 0.5 OZ AG, 4.4% PB, 6.7% ZN

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 National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • WORKINGS INDICATE PROBABLE PRODUCTION

Comments on the workings information

  • UPPER, 60 FT. TUNNEL FOLLOWS STRONG FAULT ZONE. 10-FT. CROSSCUT TRENDS NE FROM END OF TUNNEL. LOWER, 75-FT. TUNNEL CUTS N50W, 57E TRENDING STRANDS IN SAME FAULT ZONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 25, P. 46

  • Deposit

    1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEM. 3

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FAULT ZONE IS 6 TO 7 FT. WIDE

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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