| Deposit ID | 10069760 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007435 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Moss Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hansen - Meloy Prospect |
| Related records | 10269750 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.22063, 46.161 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2036 |
| Relative position | 2.5KM S 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 | 27 | W2 OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hasmark Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Hasmark Formationt | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.22063, 46.161 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Cable Stock |
| General form | IRREGULAR BUNCHES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver Lake District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Loobey, Allen |
| Home office | Philipsburg, Mt |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. J. Meloy And Others |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007435 |
USGS PP 78, P. 238.
MBMG BULL 92, P. 7.
USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 27, 29, 32.
MBMG BULL 82, P. 6.
1906 EMMONS AND CALKINS
1958 GEOLMAP USBM WALKER
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE EXTENDS FROM THE FISSURE INTO THE BEDDING PLANES OF THE LIMESTONE JUST BELOW AN ARGILLACEOUS LAYER. THE ORE BODY CONTAINS FRAGMENTS OF BRECCIATED LIMESTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-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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