Montreal Star

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Nickel, Bismuth, Arsenic, Antimony, Tellurium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022803
MRDS ID FS00284
Record type Site
Current site name Montreal Star
Related records 10124126

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.46339, 46.12212 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 1.1 KM SW OF SHEEPSHEAD MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk Park Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 004N 007W 03 SW OF SW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 8.6 KM SW OF ELK PARK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Tellurium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BISMUTH IS REPORTED TO BE IN THE AREA

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuth Ore
Bismuthinite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Marcasite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAY REPORT
Result AU - .005, TRACE, .01, .02 OZ/TON. AG - .6, 2.0, .8, .2 OZ/TON CU .01% .01% .04%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Boulder Batholith
    Rock description Boulder Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.46339, 46.12212

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1895
Discoverer Located By Claimant'S Father

Mining district

District name Boulder Mountains Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Williams, Lee, And Jack Hicks
    Home office 1034 Cal., Butte, Mt.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Godfrey Gagnier
    Home office 515 E. 3rd, Anaconda, Mt.

Comments on the workings information

  • BETWEEN 2 ORE-BEARING ZONES IS A 5 FT VEIN WHICH STRIKES N 65 E AND DIPS 55 SE. A LARGE BRECCIA ZONE NEAR A RHYOLITE QUARTZ MONZONITE CONTACT CUTS THE VEIN AND CONTAINS ROUNDED WALL ROCK AND ORE FRAGMENTS.

Comments on development

  • 3 CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 30, P. 26.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 25, P. 21.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 71, 72, 114.

  • Deposit

    1940 DIREXPL

  • Deposit

    1951 DIREXPL

  • Production

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 114.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1890'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-76 Steward, Candis A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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