| Deposit ID | 10071360 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014700 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Two Percent Mine |
| Related records | 10245984 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.27259, 46.33878 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 KM NORTHEAST OF PHILIPSBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 013W | 19,30 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Result | BREAST OF INCLINE ORE CARRIES 20-3002/TON AG AND A L1TTLE AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Philipsburg Batholith | ||||||||
| Rock description | Philipsburg Batholith | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Jefferson Limestone |
| Rock description | Jefferson Lst |
| (1) | -113.27259, 46.33878 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust |
| General form | TABULAR, LENTICULAR, PODS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 E |
| Dip | 78 S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1866 |
| District name | Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Taylor - Knapp Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Patten Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1300M |
| Overall depth | 180M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014700 |
USGS BULL 922-G, P. 157-204.
MBMG MEM NO 31, 125 P.
USGS PP 78, P. 219.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT FOLLOW THE BEDDING PLANES WHICH STRIKE N 34 W AND DIP 6-15 E. THE BEDS WHERE MINERALIZED ARE JOINED BY A VEIN WHICH STRIKE N 80 E AND DIPS 78 S. THE ORE BEARING SOLUTIONS PRESUMABLY CIRCULATING IN THE FISSURE WERE IN MEASURE CONTROLLED BY THE HANGING-WALL SHALE AND DEPOSITED MUCH OF THE LOAD BELOW IT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Krohn, Douglas H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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