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Buster Mine

Occurrence in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096197
MRDS ID W007451
Record type Site
Current site name Buster Mine
Related records 10220906

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.88506, 45.38407 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560
Relative position 11 MILES N OF ARGENTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Torrey Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Hole(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 Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 005S 011W 19 Montana

Commodities

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Pilgrim
    Rock description Pilgrim
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.88506, 45.38407
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Birch Creek (Utopia) District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Langstaff, George
    Home office Dillon, Mt

Comments on the production information

  • GEACH (1972) REPORTS NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT TRENDS N5E, CAVED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 95

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 85.

  • Deposit

    ACCORDING TO GEACH (1972) SAMPLES ASSAYED 5.85 PERCENT LEAD, 0.40 PERCENT COPPER, 4.75 OZ. SILVER AND 0.02 OZ. GOLD PER TON

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Mlynarczyk, Meg S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1983 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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