| Deposit ID | 10101890 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011274 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Goldsmith Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.54533, 46.03046 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.4 KM NE OF BIG BUTTE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Butte North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003N | 008W | 12 | NW OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Rhodonite | Gangue |
| Result | $100-200/TON IN AU (1905) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.54533, 46.03046 |
|---|
| Dip | 80S |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Peter Antoniolli |
| Home office | 524 Washington St., Butte, Mt. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Crystal Copper Co. |
| Home office | Boston, Ma. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1676.4M |
| Overall depth | 259.08M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011274 |
USGS PP 74, P. 247, PL. X.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1914, 1918, 1922, 1923-1927.
MBMG MEM 20, P. 108
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS; USGS PP 74; MBMG MEM 20
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE RAINBOW CODE WAS WORKED IN THE MINE. 2 VEINS THE S WAS THE MORE PRODUCTIVE WITH A WIDTH OF 8-36 IN AND IS PERSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE CLAIM THE N VEIN DIPS N FOR 120 FT BELOW THE SURFACE, IT IS FAULTED AT DEPTH, IT IS 12-36 IN WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1984 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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