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William Fly

Occurrence in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Tungsten, Lead, Iron
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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. 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. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094812
MRDS ID DC12015
Record type Site
Current site name William Fly
Related records 10294262

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.96753, 45.56712 (WGS84)
Elevation 2210
Relative position 7 AIR MILES SW OF PONY

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 22,15 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED JUST NORTH OF JUNCTION OF ROAD AND SOUTH WILLOW CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Lead Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Tobbacco Root Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Tobbacco Root Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Pre-Belt Pony-Cherry Creek Gneiss
    Rock description Pre-Belt Pony-Cherry Creek Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.96753, 45.56712
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Trending Bismark Fault

Ore body information

  • Strike N15E
    Dip 73NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Tobacco Root Batholith Intrusion Into Prec Pre-Belt Gneiss

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potosi

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mcleod And Lynn

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT AND SHALLOW PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONT. B.M. AND GEOL. INF. CIRC. 21, 1958, P. 44.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11-06-1963

  • Deposit

    1916 COMPILE WINCHELL, BULL 574

  • Deposit

    1933 RECON MBMG MEM 9

  • Deposit

    1958 COMPILE MBMG INF CIRC 21

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN 2 FT WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1980 Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) U.S. Geological Survey

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