Manhattan Mine

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094760
MRDS ID DB02196
Record type Site
Current site name Manhattan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.23005, 46.29879 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 5.0 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)

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 Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006N 005W 04 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 0.2 KM E OF BALTIMORE MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)

Commodities

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

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.23005, 46.29879

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Strong Nw Trending Fault

Ore body information

  • Strike EAST
    Dip STEEPLY
    Width 1.07M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 195.07M

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, STOPES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN ADIT DRIFT A VEIN UP TO 3.5 FT WIDE STRIKES EAST AND DIPS STEEPLY IS EXPOSED FOR 270 FT. A SECOND VEIN IN THE CROSSCUT EXTENDS N 115 FT FROM DRIFT AND STRIKE NE AND HAS BEEN STOPED FOR MORE THAN 120 FT. THIS VEIN IS CUT OFF AT ITS NE END BY A NW FAULT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-80 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.