| Deposit ID | 10019773 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11447 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mccawber Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | M'Cawber |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.24394, 46.47073 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 109 KM NW OF RED MOUNTAIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chessman Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 005W | 04 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.24394, 46.47073 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Red Mountain Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1872 |
| District name | Rimini District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11447 |
USGS BULL 842, P. 254, PL. 41.
USGS PP 428, PL. 1.
USGS BULL 842, P. 254.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-74 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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