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Lynx Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098039
MRDS ID DC08556
Record type Site
Current site name Lynx Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.32454, 46.80822 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2.4 KM SE OF GARNET, 0.25MI SW OF STONES FLAT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elevation Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 014W 11 E2 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • IN A RAVINE TRIBUTARY TO CAYUSE GULCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Iron Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result $80/TON AU FROM STOPE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Silver Hill Formation;Flat Head Formation;Belt Series
    Rock description Silver Hill Formation;Flat Head Formation;Belt Series
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.32454, 46.80822
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bearmouth Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Deep Creek Anticline, Garnet Stock

Ore body information

  • Strike S80W
    Dip 75SW
    Width 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Garnet (First Chance) District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 82.3M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADDIT, STOPE 30 FT LONG 80 FT FROM PORTAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS 660, P. 201-03, 205.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 8, P. 24

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 165 FT FROM PORTAL THE VEIN IS CUT OFF BY A N25W FAULT WHICH DIPS 85W. A NORMAL FAULT.
Deposit N OF LYNX TUNNEL A SMALL WORKING EXPOSES 25FT OF SOFT MATERIAL RICH IN IRON OXIDES AND FRAGMENTS OF COPPER ORE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-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.

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