| Deposit ID | 10094282 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003856 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Meadow Mountain Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.50351, 47.4532 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1244 |
| Relative position | APPROX. 3 MI N OF SALTESE, MONT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saltese(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lolo National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 020N | 031W | 35,36 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Wallace Formation |
| Rock description | Wallace Formation |
| (1) | -115.50351, 47.4532 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | A Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Consists Of Subparallel Faults And Folds. Major Fault Is The Osburn. This Fault Seems To Demarcate A Change In Folding Form With Folds To The North Showing Signs Of More Intense Structural Deformation Than Those To The South |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw Striking Vertical Fault |
| Strike | N 75 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Width | 0.25M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Packer Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineral King Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 88.39M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003856 |
WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 605 .
CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 194 .
CROWLEY, F. A., 1960 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1959 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14 , P. 30 .
CROWLEY, F. A., 1962 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1962 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 25 , P. 37 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS ALONG A BEDDING-PLANE FAULT ZONE OF CRUSHED AND CRUMPLED ARGILLITES (WALLACE FM.). ACCORDING TO A 1914 REPORT, WORKINGS INTERSECTED ANOTHER VEIN AS WELL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Rojstaczer, Stuart A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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