| Deposit ID | 10019896 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11835 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bismark Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.04697, 45.6124 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES WEST OF MOUNT JEFFERSON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Noble Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002S;003S | 004W;004W | 36,01 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Tobacco Root Quartz Monzonite;Coarse-Grained Aplite Dikes | ||||||
| Rock description | Tobacco Root Quartz Monzonite;Coarse-Grained Aplite Dikes | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Pony Series, Gneiss |
| Rock description | Pony Series, Gneiss |
| (1) | -112.04697, 45.6124 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tobacco Root Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Zones Trend N35e, 90, And N75w, 70s. Bismark Fault Trends N45 To 50w, With High Angle Dip |
| General form | SMALL, NARROW SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 57 W |
| Dip | 72 S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | So. Boulder District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lambert, Robert |
| Home office | Sheridan |
| First year | 1959 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11835 |
USGS BULL 574, P. 171-172.
TANSLEY, W., SCHAFER, P.A., AND HART, L.H., 1933, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE-TOBACCO ROOT MTNS., MADISON CO., MT: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEM. 9, P. 31
REID, R.R., 1957, BEDROCK GEOLOGY-NORTH END OF TOBACCO RT. MTNS., MADISON CO., MT: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 36, P. 20
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-10-1961
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 57
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS DISPLACED 10 FT. BY N 30W, 60 E TRENDING FAULT. VEINS ARE NUMEROUS, BUT DISCONTINUOUS |
| 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 |
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