| Deposit ID | 10069763 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007439 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Departure Mine |
| Related records | 10147783 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.92172, 45.19768 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2070 |
| Relative position | 17 MILES WEST OF DILLON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bannack(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007S | 011W | 26 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bindheimite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVG. OXIDIZED ORE SHIPPED: 149 OZ. AG/TON, 0.05 OZ. AU/TON, 4% PB, 3% ZN, AND 0.3% CU. AVG. CRUDE ORE SHIPPED: 36 OZ. AG/TON, 0.015 OZ. AU/TON, 1% PB, 0.1% CU AND 2% ZN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Madison |
| Rock description | Madison |
| (1) | -112.92172, 45.19768 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Area Of North Trending Thrust Faults Which Dip Gently West. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Small Faults Trend North, 90, N60w, 30w, And N60e, 25 N. |
| General form | IRREGULAR SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 35 SW |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1871 |
| Discoverer | George W. Stapleton |
| District name | Blue Wing District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Spokane National Mines, Inc. |
| Home office | 424 Hutton Bldg. Spokane, WA 99204 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 2.366HA |
| Length | 4053.84M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Overall length | 274.32M |
| Overall width | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007439 |
MBMG BULL 6.
MBMG BULL 85.
BERGER, B.R., AND OTHERS, 1979, GEOCHEM RECON.-MINING DISTRICTS, SO. PIONEER MTNS., MONT: U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1426, P. 13
LOWELL, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGIC MAP OF BANNACK-GRAYLING, MT: U.S.G.S. MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-433.
USGS MGI I-433
1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, A. N., DILLON QUAD.
1965 GEOLMAP LOWELL, W. R., MAP OF BANNACK-GRAYLING.
1979 RECON BERGER, B.R., GEOCHEM. RECON.
ITEMS 8-11: GEACH, R.D., 1972, M.B.M.G. BULL. 85, P. 177; ITEMS 12-16: DMEA FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BEDDING VEINS TREND ENE AND DIP SSE. FAULT VEINS TREND N60W, 30 SW, AND N60E, 25 NW. VEINS RANGE FROM 1 TO 10 FEET WIDE. |
| Deposit | NEW DEPARTURE GROUP OF PATENTED LODE CLAIMS COMPRISES CLIFT, DIRECTOR, GUARDIAN, PROTECTOR, QUEEN SABBE, SHIELD, AND THE SIGNAL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 12/06/2013 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2402634 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | New Departure Mine |
| Current operator | ABM Mining Corp. |
| Current controller (parent) | Black Mountain Resources Ltd |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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