| Deposit ID | 10070466 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013411 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boaz Mine |
| Related records | 10173150 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.65529, 45.56018 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES SE OF NORRIS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Norris(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Madison(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003S | 001E | 19 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Tobacco Root Batholith Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Tobacco Root Batholith Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Pony Formation, Gneiss, Schist |
| Rock description | Pony Formation, Gneiss, Schist |
| (1) | -111.65529, 45.56018 |
|---|
| Strike | N 40 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 DEG N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| District name | Norris District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jackpot Mining Co. |
| Year | 1935 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1870 - 1935 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 0.6 % | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1935 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1870 - 1935 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 4 Oz/St | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1935 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1870 - 1935 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Approx. 5 Oz/St | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013411 |
LORAIN, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING IN THE TOBACCO ROOT MTS., MADISON CO., MT., U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6972
TANSLEY ET AL, 1933, GEO. RECON. TOBACCO ROOT MTS., MADISON CO., MT., MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 9. , P. 52.
MBMG MEM 15, P. 47.
LORAIN, 1937, U. S. B. M. INF. CIRC. 6972.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1976 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S.; Krohn, D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1980 | Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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