| Deposit ID | 10101565 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004825 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mcconnell Wellman Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.08146, 45.44711 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2256 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES EAST OF ELKHORN SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elkhorn Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004S | 012W | 33,34,27 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | A SORTED SAMPLE ASSAYED 1.05% CU, 5.30% PB, 2.70% ZN, 5.0 OZ AG/TON, AND 0.020 OZ AU/TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Granitic rock |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pioneer Batholith, Comet Fault |
| General form | NARROW SEAMS |
|---|---|
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Elkhorn District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stanley Fitzwater And Others |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004825 |
WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, MINING DISTRICTS, DILLON QUADRANGLE, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 574, P. 170.
MBMG BULL 85, P. 109.
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 574
1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORES ARE IN PLANES OF MOVEMENT AND ARE CROSSED BY LATER FAULTS. SOME SEAMS ARE FLAT AND DIP GENTLY TO THE WEST; OTHERS ARE NEARLY VERTICAL AND STRIKE ABOUT EAST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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