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Rodgers

Occurrence in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Tungsten, Iron, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091791
MRDS ID FS00237
Record type Site
Current site name Rodgers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.96975, 45.56518 (WGS84)
Elevation 2896
Relative position LOCATED NEAR THE HEAD OF THE SOUTH FORK OF WILLOW CREEK TOWNSHIP.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Potosi Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jefferson(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003S 003W Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS MADE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.96975, 45.56518
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tobacco Root Batholith

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1906
Discoverer F. G. Smith

Mining district

District name Potosi

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Potosi Tungsten Mining Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CLAIM CROSS-CUT TUNNEL - 225 FEET, VEIN STRIKES N. 82 DEG. E. AND DIP 77 DEG. NW. (SAMPLE 8 FROM THIS VEIN). SAMPLE NO. 9 TAKEN FROM VEIN WHOSE STRIKE IS N 82 DEG DIP 77 DEG N.W. SAMPLE NO. 10 VEIN SAME STRIKE AND DIP AS NO. 9. SAMPLE NO. 12 VEIN STRIKE N. 63 DEG E. AND DIP 87 DEG NW(FOOTWALL) DIP 65 DEG NW (HANGING WALL). SAMPLE NO. 21 VEIN HAS A STRIKE OF S. 60 DEG W AND DIP 80(?) DEG NW.; OPEN CUT -; DISCOVERY SHAFT - ABOUT 50 FEET DEEP, CAVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1906 DIREXPL SENATOR CLARK INTEREST OF BUTTE, HIRED MINING EXAMINER

  • Deposit

    1937 DIREXPL J. T. NORTON - METALLURGICAL AND MINING ENGINEER, BUTTE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1975 Hunter, Marilyn D. U.S. Geological Survey

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