| Deposit ID | 10097913 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011650 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Deer Creek Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.81258, 46.84656 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.0 KM SSE OF OGDEN MOUNTAIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nevada Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 13N | 10W | 25,36 | SW (25); NW (36) | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | VEIN BETWEEN ARGILLITE AND QUARTZ MONZONITE AVERAGED 1 OZ/TON AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Ogden Mountain Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Ogden Mountain Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Series (Spokane Formation) |
| Rock description | Belt Series (Spokane Formation) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -112.81258, 46.84656 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ogden Mountain Quartz Monzonite |
| Strike | N 35 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 SE |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| District name | Big Blackfoot (Ogden Mountain) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bierman Brothers |
| Home office | Helmville, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011650 |
STOUT, KOEHLER, 1949 MS THESIS, MT COL SCI MIN AND TECH
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HIGH GRADE ORE NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE VEIN. ON THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE QUARTZ MONZONITE AND THE ARGILLITE THE VEIN AVERAGED 10 IN WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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