| Deposit ID | 10069769 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007447 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Coolidge Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | St. Joseph Claim |
| Related records | 10196881 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.87478, 45.30823 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES N OF ARGENTA, 15 MILES NW OF DILLON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Argenta(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006S | 010W | 18 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jefferson | ||||
| Rock description | Jefferson | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.87478, 45.30823 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Jefferson Fm. Trends Ne With A Dip Of 27 Deg To 47 Deg Se According To Geach |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne Striking Andesite Sill Or Dike Up To 15 Ft. In Assoc. With Bedding Plane |
| General form | TABULAR ORE SHOOT |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Discoverer | Thomas E. Tuttle |
| Year of first production | 1898 |
| District name | Argenta District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Mining And Exploration Co. |
| Home office | Dillon, Mt |
| Year | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1936 - 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^20 Oz/Ton | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007447 |
MBMG BULL 95.
MBMG BULL 85.
SHENON, P. J., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BANNACK AND ARGENTA, BEAVERHEAD CO., MT., MT. BUR. OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 6.
GEACH, R. D., 1972, MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 85.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1983 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.