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Mayflower Vein

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Lead
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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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019601
MRDS ID DC10920
Record type Site
Current site name Mayflower Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.1473, 46.37711 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.6 KM SE OF HICKEY HILL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Maxville(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)

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 Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 012W 07 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 900 FT S OF JEFFERSON MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Madison Group
    Rock description Madison Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.1473, 46.37711
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Royal Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW TONS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED, PRE 1908.

Comments on the workings information

  • CAVED SHORT TUNNEL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE SIMILAR TO JEFFERSON MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-82 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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