| Deposit ID | 10069754 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007426 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Reef Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Fleet Mine |
| Related records | 10173019 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.21924, 46.17183 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE NORTH OF SILVER LAKE |
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 | 22 | CENTER OF W2 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Red Lion Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Red Lion Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.21924, 46.17183 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cable Stock |
| General form | RUDELY TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 W |
| Dip | 5 E |
| Width | 2M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1884 |
| Discoverer | N. Walters |
| District name | Silver Lake District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Montgomery, W. C. |
| Home office | Anaconda, Mt |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 100M |
| Overall depth | 15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007426 |
MBMG BULL 84, P. 33,36.
MBMG BULL 100, P. 6.
USGS PP 78, P. 237.
MBMG BULL 92, P. 7.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1925-1963
1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS
1969 GEOLMAP MBMG F. N. EARLL
USGS PP 78; MBMG BULL 84.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED ORE IS A QUARTZ FILLING AND REPLACEMENT OF FRACTURED LIMESTONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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