Guerin Lode

Occurrence in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold
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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094904
MRDS ID FS00401
Record type Site
Current site name Guerin Lode

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.38311, 46.73907 (WGS84)
Elevation 1634
Relative position 1 1/2 MILE NW OF ROUNDTOP MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Esmeralda Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 011N 006W 05 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result NO ASSAY REPORT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Spokane Formation
    Rock description Spokane Formationt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.38311, 46.73907

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1926

Mining district

District name Gould-Stemple District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Guerin, Charles F.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 10.97M

Comments on the workings information

  • AN OLD SHAFT EXPOSES VEIN AND MINERALIZATION A TUNNEL, SEE M160 IS IN GOOD CONDITION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FS FILES

  • Deposit

    1929 DIREXPL USF

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Steward, Candis A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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