| Deposit ID | 10019661 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hiawattaha Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hiawatha |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.22171, 46.30601 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2042 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 4.5 KM WSW OF COMET. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(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 | 006N | 005W | 04,03 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith);Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith);Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff |
| (1) | Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N70E |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Basin (Cataract, Comet) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 426.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11081 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 30-1, 36, 103.
USGS PP 428, P. 95.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1960
MBMG BULL 16, P. 103 USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WIDE FRACTURE AND ALTERED ZONE THAT EXTENDS ABOUT 1 MI AND CROSSES THE CONTACT OF THE BATHOLITH AND THE ELKHORN VOLCANICS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-74 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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