| Deposit ID | 10019749 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11360 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Rod Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Iron Rod Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.32031, 45.65462 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES SW OF SILVER STAR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Star(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002S | 006W | 22,15 | NW OF NE (22) | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | DUMP GRAB SAMPLE HAD 3 OZ AU/TON, 15 OZ AG/TON. (IRON ROD SHAFT) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Lamprophyre Dikes | ||||||||
| Rock description | Lamprophyre Dikes | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Pre Belt Gneiss |
| Rock description | Pre Belt Gneiss |
| (1) | -112.32031, 45.65462 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Numerous Minor Faults, And One Large Fault Cuts Off Vein To West. |
| General form | IRREGULAR SHOOTS AND SEAMS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 85 W |
| Dip | 45 SW |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 213.36M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1868 |
| Production years | 1933-1942 |
| District name | Silver Star District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Rod Mining Co. |
| Home office | Spokane, Wa. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11360 |
USGS BULL 574, P. 142-143.
GILBERT, F.C., 1935, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 15, P. 50.
REYNER, M.L, 1950, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES-1949: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 31, P. 65.
MBMG MEM 19, P. 48-49.
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 574
1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 19
MBMG MEM. 19.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Deposit | DIP OF VEIN BECOMES STEEPER AT DEPTH. PARALLEL VEINS FOLLOW BANDING OF GNEISS. AT LEAST THREE VEINS ARE PRESENT, OF WHICH CENTER ONE IS MOST IMPORTANT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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