| Deposit ID | 10101940 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02189 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Tip Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Reddings Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.00782, 46.36796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | WEST BASE OF ELKHORN MTNS. 3 MI. SE OF JEFFERSON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wickes(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 003W | 08 | SE OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ROUND FIGURES ASSAY OF PRODUCTION 17% PB, 2% ZN, $4/TON AU, 70 OZ/TON AG. SOME ORE FROM CERUSITE AND GALENA 500 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Boulder Batholith;Butte Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock description | Boulder Batholith;Butte Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -112.00782, 46.36796 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Sheeted Zone Trends North, Dips Ssw |
| General form | STRINGERS VEINLETS, IRREGULAR BODIES IN SHEETED ZONE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 E |
| Dip | 45 N |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| District name | Alahambra (Golconda) District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Montana Silver Tip Mines |
| Home office | Helena, Mt. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hilda M. Redding |
| Home office | Helena, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02189 |
MBMG BULL. 16, P. 67.
USGS BULL 842, P. 240-41.
USGS PP 428, P. 82, PL. 1.
MBMG BULL 16, P. 67.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-80 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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