| Deposit ID | 10101951 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08200 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Christainsen Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.66033, 45.69212 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | 4.3 MI N16E OF MELROSE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Melrose(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002S | 009W | 01 | CENTER | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.66033, 45.69212 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH - SOUTH |
| Dip | 52 E |
| Width | 0.76M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Melrose (Soap Gulch) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Year | 1914 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Pre-1914 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^20.4 % Cu, 9 Oz. Ag/Ton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 10.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08200 |
USGS BULL 574, P. 94-95.
SAHINEN, U.M., 1950, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS-ROCHESTER MINING DISTRICT, MADISON CO., MT.: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEM 19, P. 52
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-23-1963
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 574
1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RICHER ORE AVERAGED 30 INCHES WIDE, PINCHING DOWN TO 6 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN WORKING. LOW-GRADE ORE (2 % CU) AVERAGED ABOUT 15 FT. WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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