| Deposit ID | 10019843 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11692 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain Flower Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.99947, 45.25962 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MILES SW OF VIRGINIA CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virginia City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006S;007S | 003W;003W | 22,23;05 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Pre-Belt Pony-Cherry Creek Gneiss Series | ||||||
| Rock description | Pre-Belt Pony-Cherry Creek Gneiss Series | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -111.99947, 45.25962 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Virginia City |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. Rogers |
| Home office | Alder |
| First year | 1959 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11692 |
STOUT, ACKERMAN, 1959, DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL BULL 10, P 42
MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. BULL. 82, 1971, P. 15.
TANSLEY, HART, 1933, GEOL. RECON-TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON, CO, MONT., MONT BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. MEM. 9.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-10-1961
1933 RECON MBMG MEM 9
1958 COMPILE MBMG BULL 10
1971 MBMG BULL 82
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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