| Deposit ID | 10019744 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11346 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carolina Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.18837, 45.55462 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2225 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES EAST OF TWIN BRIDGES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Old Baldy Mountain(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)
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 | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003S | 005W | 23 | S2 OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 12 SAMPLE ASSAYS APPEAR IN JOHNS (1961), P. 47-53. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Flathead Quartzite-Wolsey Shale;Pony Gneiss;Meagher Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Flathead Quartzite-Wolsey Shale;Pony Gneiss;Meagher Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.18837, 45.55462 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Carolina Fault, N30e, (South Block Dropped) |
| Strike | N 30 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1939-1940 |
| District name | Tidal Wave District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. Reid |
| Home office | Twin Bridges |
| First year | 1940 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. Harvey |
| First year | 1961 |
| Year | 1940 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1939-1940 | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.3 Oz Au/Ton | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 53.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11346 |
MBMG BULL 24, P. 34-35.
USGS BULL 574, P. 155-156.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-03-1962
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 57
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS CUT BY TUNNEL TREND N25E, 30N, AND NORTH, 60E. VEIN REPORTEDLY STRIKES FROM N30E TO N30W. THE NE-TRENDING CAROLINA FAULT DISPLACES THE CAROLINA VEIN 500 FT. TO THE LEFT. |
| 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 |
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