| Deposit ID | 10019603 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10925 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Francisco Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.26342, 46.34156 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 2.5 KM ENE 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)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 013W | 20 | SE OF SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Result | BETTER ORE: 45 OZ/TON AG, $3-$4/TON AU. |
|---|
| 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 | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -113.26342, 46.34156 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75E |
| Dip | 85S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | TO 1907 |
| District name | Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. Donlan |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1097.28M |
| Overall depth | 167.64M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10925 |
USGS PP 78, P. 208.
USGS BULL 1237, PLATE 1.
EMMONS AND CALKINS, 1913, USGS PP 78.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIP RANGE 80S TO VERTICAL. VEIN IS OFFSET ABOUT 25 FT TO THE SOUTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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