| Deposit ID | 10019651 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carbonate Mine |
| Related records | 10221572 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.04087, 45.91796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 4 MI NE OF WHITEHALL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Butte(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002N | 004W | 13,24 | NE OF NE (24) | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Greyson Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Greyson Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.04087, 45.91796 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | West Bull Mtn Block |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne To Nw Trending Folds And Faults |
| Strike | N 65 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 S |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| District name | Whitehall (Cardwell) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lester Lindquist |
| Home office | Whitehall, Mt. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Anaconda Co. |
| Home office | Hennessy Bldg., Butte, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 99.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11052 |
MBMG BULL 16.
ALEXANDER, R.G., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE WHITEHALL AREA, MONTANA YELLOWSTONE-BIGHORN RESEARCH PROJECT, CONTRIBUTION 195, 111 P.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-09-1961
1960 RECON MBMG BULLETIN 1
MBMG BULLETIN 16
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN RANGES FROM 6 INCHES TO 6 FEET WIDE. |
| Deposit | ACTIVE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| 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 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.