Unknown Ag Mine Lumber Gulch

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094462
MRDS ID D007979
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Ag Mine Lumber Gulch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.22032, 46.28879 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 4.6 KM SW OF COMET.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006N 005W 10 NW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 0.6 KM E OF BIG LUMBER GULCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Butte Quartz Monzonite(Boulder Batholith)
    Rock description Butte Quartz Monzonite(Boulder Batholith)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.22032, 46.28879

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike N 51 W
    Dip VERTICALLY
    Width 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Basin (Cataract, Comet) District

Comments on the workings information

  • CAVED ADIT, TWO SHALLOW SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A QUARTZ-CHALCEDONY VEIN. IT ONLY CONTAINS COARSE QUARTZ AND CHALCEDONY AT AN OUTCROP, IN THE MINE IT CONTAINS ORE WITH SOME OF THE VEIN MATERIAL FROM THE ADIT IS SILICEOUS BOXWORK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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