| Deposit ID | 10019780 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11465 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Josephine Mine |
| Related records | 10221528 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.31311, 46.41546 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2286 |
| Relative position | 16.5 KM NNW OF BASIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Three Brothers(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
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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 006W | 26 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Stone, Dimension | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | SLIGHT RADIOACTIVITY UNDERGROUND, 2-3 TIMES BACKGROUND, RADIOACTIVE SHOOTS IN VEINS AND SOME IN WALL ROCK IN GENERAL. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| 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) | -112.31311, 46.41546 |
|---|
| Strike | EAST |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 N |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| District name | Basin (Cataract, Comet) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. G. Mcclernan |
| Home office | Butte, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11465 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 16, 22, 25, 28, 32, 36, 103.
USGS BULL 1151, P. 109.
USGS MAP MR-21, P. 13.
MBMG BULL 94, P. 25.
MBMG BULL 16, P. 32.MBMG BULL 94, P. 25.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS DIP VARIES FROM 55-70 N . THE VEIN IS CONCEALED AT THE SURFACE BY TERTIARY RHYOLITES. PRONOUNCED FLOW BANDING PRODUCES A PLEASING TEXTURE- AND A FRESH COLOR RANGES FROM PALE RED TO THE DOMINANT YELLOW GRAY. WEATHERED COLOR IS DARKER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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