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Chloride Mine

Past Producer in Missoula county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, 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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019713
MRDS ID DC11198
Record type Site
Current site name Chloride Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.50649, 46.78878 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ON MAIN DIVIDE 3 MI SW OF COPPER CLIFF., .1 Km Radius, .1 Km Radius, .1 Km Radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Missoula(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mineral Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Missoula

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 015W 17,20 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ON N BOARDER OF SEC 20, S BOARDER SEC. 17

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicalization, Galena To Carbonate

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Jefferson Limestone
    Rock description Jefferson Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.50649, 46.78878
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bearmouth Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Garnet Stock

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 6.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Garnet Range Area

Comments on the production information

  • "A FEW ORE SHIPMENTS UP TO 1916"

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PIPELIKE FORMS ARE VERTICAL OR INCLINED . ALONG ONE OR MORE ZONES IN WHICH ROCKS WERE FRACTURED OR CRUSHED, THE LIMESTONE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY REPLACED BY SILICA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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