| Deposit ID | 10071874 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015561 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hidden Hand Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.57867, 46.38712 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1926 |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 7.5 MILES EAST FROM DEERLODGE, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Baggs Creek(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)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 008W | 02,03 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Lead | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Boulangerite | Unknown |
| Bournonite | Unknown |
| Millerite | Unknown |
| Result | 50 PPM AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 10 PPM AU |
| Result | 10000 PPM PB |
| Result | 10000 PPM AS |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics |
| Rock description | Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.57867, 46.38712 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 20 ENE |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 13.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Discoverer | Joe Peterson |
| Year of first production | 1888 |
| District name | Emery (Zosell) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gulf Mineral Resources Co. |
| Home office | 1700 S. Bellaire, Denver, Co |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Johnson, Mrs. Fern |
| Home office | 400 Milwaukee, Deer Lodge, Mont |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 670.56M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015561 |
MBMG BULL 30, P. 34
MBMG BULL 109, P. 17
MBMG MEM NO 34, P. 16, 17
MBMG BULL 98, P. 23, 59
USGS BULL 842, P. 280, 281
MCCLERNAN, H. G., 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF POWELL CO., MONTANA, USGS BULL 842, P. 280.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN IS VERY SINUOUS, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA (ROBERTSON) IS GENERALLY N TO NE-TRENDING. SIZE DATA IS FOR ORE SHOOT FROM WHICH ORE WAS SHIPPED BEFORE 1928. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Mckenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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