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Little Jim Lode

Occurrence in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodities 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022893
MRDS ID FS00402
Record type Site
Current site name Little Jim Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.76754, 46.71879 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Relative position 1/2 MILE SW OF YORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hauser Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Canyon Ferry Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 011N 001W 07,08,18 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AU AND AG ARE ALLEDGED MINERALS ALTHOUGH ASSAY REPORT DID NOT REVEAL SUCH

Analytical data

Result ASSAY REPORT: AU - TRACE, AG - TRACE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Spokane, Shale;Flathead, Quartzite
    Rock description Spokane, Shale;Flathead, Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.76754, 46.71879
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOLDEN MSNGR DIKE IS THE CLOSEST IGNEOUS BODY ABOUT A MILE NORTH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1935
Discoverer Mr. Buzz Marks

Mining district

District name York

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Buzz Marks

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 2.74M
    Overall width 0.91M

Comments on the workings information

  • A GOOD SOLID CABIN SERVES AS RESIDENCE OF CLAIMANT. PROSPECT HOLE IS ONLY DEVELOPMENT, SEE M190 AND M200.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1937 DIREXPL USFS

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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