| Deposit ID | 10069752 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007423 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cable Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.2173, 46.19989 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2079 |
| Relative position | 2.5 KM EAST OF GEORGETOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Deer Lodge(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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 | Deer Lodge |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005N | 013W | 10 | SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | AVE ANALYSIS OF TAILINGS FROM OXIDIZED ORES: CU 3.06% |
|---|---|
| Result | FEO 38.3% |
| Result | CAO 10% |
| Result | AG 15 OZ/TON |
| Result | AU $2.97/TON. 500 PPM FOR PB AND ZN |
| Result | PRE 1900 A AU NUGGET WORTH $375 WAS FOUND. |
| Model code | 64 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18f |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Au |
| Mark3 model number | 82 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock type qualifier | STRONGLY METAMORPHOSED LIMESTONE |
| Rock unit name | Hasmark Formation;Silver Hill Formation |
| Rock description | Hasmark Formationt;Silver Hill Formationt |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Cable Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Cable Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -113.2173, 46.19989 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cable Stock |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85 NE |
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Width | 103.63M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1866 |
| Year of first production | 1867 |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Georeetown (Southern Cross, Cable) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Canyon Lode Mining Co., |
| Home office | Box 48, Cable Rd, Anaconda, Mt |
| Year | 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1866-1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ |
|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 |
| Total resources | 30000000mt ore |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 4827.9M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007423 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007425 | Deposit ID 10148957 (Cable Mine) |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300230045 | Deposit ID 10148957 (Cable Mine) |
MBMG BULL 84, P. 16, 18.
USGS BULL 315, P. 31-35.
USGS PP 78, P. 221-231.
MBMG MEM 31, P. 20
MBMG BULL 10, P. 15.
USGS PP 78, MBMG BULL 84, USBM M&M 31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE BODIES ARE CONFINED TO THE LIMESTONE AND SHALE THAT TRENDS SE AND IS BOUNDED BY 2 INTRUSIVE GRANITES. THE LARGEST ORE BODY WAS THE CORNISH ORE SHOOT. ABOVE IT IS THE SQUARE SET SHOOT. 100 FT W OF THE ENGINE STATION IS THE SHOWERS SHOOT. IT IS IN LINE WITH THE OTHER TWO, BUT A LARGE IRREGULAR BODY OF MAGNETITE IS SITUATED BETWEEN THEM. THE 3 ORE BODIES APPEAR TO BE CONNECTED TO THE S OF THE MAGNETITE BODY BY COARSELY CRYSTALLINE CALCITE AND QUARTZ. ANOTHER GROUP OF ORE BODIES OCCUR TO THE N LYING CLOSE TO THE GRANITE CONTACT. |
| Deposit | 10 ACRES ARE DISTURBED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1975 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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