| Deposit ID | 10078283 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026540 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire Mine |
| Related records | 10208330 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.34867, 46.75573 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 2.3 MILES WEST OF MARYSVILLE, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Canyon Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 012N | 006W | 33,34 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | $30/TON AU, AG, CU, PB. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Marysville Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Marysville Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Empire Shale |
| Rock description | Empire Shale |
| (1) | -112.34867, 46.75573 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Pinching And Swelling Of Vein As If By A Fold Or Fault, Area Marked By The Coon Gulch Marysville Stock Marysville Stock |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Length | 457.2M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Depth to bottom | 146.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Marysville District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Herbert Carver, 802 - 5th Ave Helena Mt 59601 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fritsche, Albert |
| Home office | Point Lookout, New Ulm, Mn 56073 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Overall depth | 146.3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026540 |
USGS BULL 527, P. 75.
USGS BULL 842, P. 71, PL. 5.
MBMG BULL 82, P. 13.
MBMG MEM 20, P. 55.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN IS PERSISTANT, MUCH OF IT IS SUGARY AND IN GENERAL IT IS MORE OR LESS BANDED STREAKED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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