| Deposit ID | 10078276 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026531 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boss Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rochester Mine, Atlantus Mine |
| Related records | 10123651 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.73251, 46.93991 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1814 |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILE NORTHEAST FROM NEIHART, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cascade(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Neihart(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Belt(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Cascade |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 014N | 008E | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gneisses And Schists | ||||
| Rock description | Gneisses And Schists | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -110.73251, 46.93991 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pre - Beltian Gneisses Etc, Arched Upward In Little Belt Mountains |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 DEG E |
| Dip | 75 DEG W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Neihart District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 198.12M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026531 |
SCHAFER, P. A., 1935 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NEIHART MINING DISTRICT CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEM NO. 13 P. 47
YOUNG, F. M., CROWLEY, F. A., SAHINEN, V. M., 1962 , MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD AND ZINC MINING, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 30 , P. 20
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE THREE VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEPOSIT, THE FIRST IS DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH THE DIP VARYING FROM 65 TO 85 DEGREES. THE SECOND VEIN DIPS ABOUT 65 DEGREES WEST. NO ATTITUDE WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE THIRD VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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