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Blackwell

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019560
MRDS ID DC10822
Record type Site
Current site name Blackwell
Alternate or previous names Kendall, Homestake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.4131, 45.96323 (WGS84)
Elevation 2152
Relative position 3.5 MI SE OF BUTTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Homestake(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 Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003N 007W 36 S2 OF S2 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 2.5 MILES FROM HOMESTAKE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Butte Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Butte Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.4131, 45.96323
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fissures

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FISSURE FILLING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1864
Production years PRIOR 1900

Mining district

District name Homestake District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION CEASED PRIOR TO 1900.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 91.44M
    Overall depth 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL INACCESSIBLE ADITS, 5 CAVED SHAFTS

Comments on development

  • REMAINS OF 10-STAMP MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-18-1961

  • Deposit

    1960 RECON M.B.M.G BULL 1

Reporter information

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

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