| Deposit ID | 10019764 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11423 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bunker Hill |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.32175, 46.49156 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | IN HENDERSON GULCH 0.5 MILE BELOW HENDERSON MILL, 0.6 KM SSW OF SUMMIT OF SUNRISE MT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Henderson Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 014W | 02 | CENTER OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | OXIDE ORE-$6-8/TON AU, 2-3 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Belt Series |
| Rock description | Belt Series |
| (1) | -113.32175, 46.49156 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 35 E |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1894 |
| Production years | 1894-1906 |
| District name | Henderson District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Henderson Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 670.56M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11423 |
USGS PP 78, P. 257-58.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1933.
EMMONS, 1913 U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 78. USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1933.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A VEIN IN TUNNEL 5 DIPS 35 E, 25 FT BELOW LEVEL OF TUNNEL THIS VEIN JOINS ANOTHER DEPOSIT. THIS SECOND VEIN HAS A DIP OF 03E, IT CAN BE FOLLOWED DOWN DIP FOR 250 FT. IT IS SAID TO BE FAULTED FARTHER EAST. SOME OF THE SILICEOUS SPONGY OXIDIZED ORE IS LIBERALLY COATED WITH SMALL CRYSTALS OF NATIVE SULPHUR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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