Strawn Mine

Past Producer in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019752
MRDS ID DC11365
Record type Site
Current site name Strawn Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.13226, 45.66657 (WGS84)
Elevation 2164
Relative position 6.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WATERLOO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Waterloo(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 004W 002S 18 E2 OF NE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Stibnite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Brecciation, Silicification, Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Altered Basic Intrusive
    Rock description Altered Basic Intrusive
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Meagher;Pony Gneiss
    Rock description Meagher;Pony Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.13226, 45.66657

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bismark Fault Trends N45 To 50w, Dipping Near Vertical.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Post-Ore Faults, Up On East. Strawn Fault Trends N10e, 80w.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 35 E
    Dip 40 W
    Width 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limestone Bed, Fault Zone, Ore Is Associated With The Basic Intrusives.

Comments on the geologic information

  • THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO SULPHIDE MINERALIZATION-ALL VALUES ARE IN FREE GOLD. (LORAIN, 1937)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1921
Discoverer Julian E. Strawn
Production years 1921-1942

Mining district

District name Tidal Wave District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Claude And Hal Dale
    First year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1952
    Period 1952
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^.221 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 213.36M

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 ADIT LEVELS: 100, 200, 300, 400. 100 LEVEL HAS 20 FT. DRIFT, 200 - 200 FT. DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS PLUS STOPES, 300 - 350 FT. DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, 2 WINZES; 10 AND 80 FT. 400 - 210 FT. DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS

Comments on development

  • 5 - TON, 5 - STAMP MILL BUILT BY J. STRAWN, 1920'S. CONCENTRATION MILL, 2850 FT. AERIAL TRA, BUILT IN 1938.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 9, P. 38.

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 6972, P. 70.

  • Deposit

    REYNER, M.L., 1950, DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES, 1949: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, P. 71.

  • Deposit

    REID, R.P., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH END OF THE TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS, MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 36, 25 P.

  • Deposit

    HOGBERG, R.K., PRIVATE COMPANY REPORT, 1963

  • Deposit

    1957 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 36

  • Production

    HOGBERG, 1963,PRIVATE CO. REPORT

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAJOR VEIN DIPS 35 TO 50 DEGREES WEST, CONFORMING TO LIMESTONE BEDDING PLANES.
Deposit 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, 2 MILLSITE CLAIMS. ACTIVE(1981). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

External references