| Deposit ID | 10070470 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013416 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kelley Mine |
| Related records | 10124791 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.52728, 46.02018 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Butte North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003N | 007W | 07,12 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.52728, 46.02018 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Series Of Mainstage Veins Throughout The District |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Anaconda Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Anaconda Co., Butte, Montana 59701 |
| Year | 1962 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1952 - 1962 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.99 % Cu | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013416 |
MILLER, R. N., ED., 1973, GUIDEBOOK FOR THE BUTTE FIELD MEETING PRESENTED BY THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGIST
MILLER, R. N., ED., 1973, GUIDEBOOK FOR BUTTE FIELD MEETING
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DURING THE PERIOD 1966 - 1968 THE KELLEY SHAFTS (NO. 1 & NO. 2) WERE DEEPENED TO CONNECT WITH LOWER LEVELS OF THE MOUNTAIN CON & STEWARD MINES ESTABLISHING IT AS A CENTRAL PRODUCTION COMPLEX. ALSO AT THIS TIME THE CENTRAL PUMPING SYSTEM WAS MOVED TO THE KELLEY COMPLEX. THE WATERS ARE PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTED TO THE LEACH DUMPS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1976 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S.; Krohn, D. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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