King Solomon Ridge Group

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Uranium, Silver, Lead
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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098058
MRDS ID DC10570
Record type Site
Current site name King Solomon Ridge Group
Alternate or previous names Hinman Mine, Fourty-Niner Mine, President Group
Related records 10221472

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.02032, 46.46851 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 8.8KM N OF JEFFERSON CITY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jefferson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N 003W 05,06,08,17,18 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 1 MI E OF KING SOLOMAN MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pitchblende Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Aplite Intrusive, Boulder Batholith (Boulder Batholith);Butte Quartz Monzonite, Boulder Batholith
    Rock description Aplite Intrusive, Boulder Batholith (Boulder Batholith);Butte Quartz Monzonite, Boulder Batholith
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.02032, 46.46851

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1949
Discoverer Mr. Wayne Hinman, Clancy, Mont.

Mining district

District name Clancy-Lump Gulch District

Production statistics

  • Year 1958
    Period 1952-1958
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.28-0.50% U3o8 From Presidents Group.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    U3O8 Ore Uranium Uranium 0wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • A GROUP OF ADITS. 49ER HAS A 500 FT CROSSCUT (1951).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHALCEDONY VEINS FOUND TO BE RADIOACTIVE AT THE SURFACE AND CONTAINS SECONDARY URANIUM MINERALS. SOME ZONES ARE UP TO 40 FT WIDE AT THE SURFACE.
Deposit OPEN PIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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