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Montana No. 1 Lode

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Lead, Gold, Silver
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  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022830
MRDS ID FS00320
Record type Site
Current site name Montana No. 1 Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.34449, 46.17712 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position 1/8 - 1/4 MILE SE OF MOUTH OF HOMESITE CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bison Canyon(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 005N 006W 22 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAY REPORT: AU - .01 OZ/TON AG - .24 OZ/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
    Rock description Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
    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) -112.34449, 46.17712
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • FRACTURES RESULTING FROM THE OROGENY ARE SLIGHTLY IRONED STAINED, BECAUSE OF THIS CHARACTER THEY ARE NOT MINERAL BEARING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elk Park District

Comments on the workings information

  • NO. 1 CUT - 6 FT BY 24 FEET BY 8 FT NO. 2 CUT - 4 FT. BY 24 FT BY 8 FT - BOTH CUTS DO NOT EXPOSE A VEIN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FS FILES

  • Deposit

    1932 DIREXPL USF

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Steward, Candis A. U.S. Geological Survey

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