| Deposit ID | 10069757 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007430 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Lion Mine |
| Related records | 10124037 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.1823, 46.28489 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2457 |
| Relative position | 1.2MI SE OF RED LION MT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fred Burr Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(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 | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006N | 013W | 14 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | $5-$20 IN AU (1905) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hasmark Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Hasmark Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.1823, 46.28489 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50E |
| Dip | 77SE |
| Width | 2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| District name | Red Lion-Hidden Lake District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 55M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007430 |
MBMG BULL 84, P. 38, 42-44.
USGS PP 78, P. 238-39, PL. 1.
MBMG MEM 31, P. 27, 29.
1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS
1966 GEOLMAP MBMG F. N. EARLL
USGS PP 78. , MBMG BULL 84,
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1880'S |
| 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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