| Deposit ID | 10019956 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12051 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beacon Light Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.51144, 45.6124 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1783 |
| Relative position | 0.25 MILE WEST OF ROCHESTER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nez Perce Hollow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002S | 007W | 31 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pre Belt | ||||
| Rock description | Pre Belt | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.51144, 45.6124 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rochester Fault Zone |
| General form | LENTICULAR MASSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 47 W |
| Dip | 90 |
| Width | 22.86M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rochester District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12051 |
MBMG MEM 19, P. 45.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-22-1963
1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WIDE, PERSISTENT VEIN DEVELOPS LARGE LENSES OF BRECCIATED, RECEMENTED QUARTZ SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG. |
| Deposit | BRECCIATED MATERIAL SAID TO AVERAGE 7% CU, BUT SURFACE INDICATIONS NOT ENCOURAGING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| 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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