| Deposit ID | 10101980 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC09978 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lehigh Mine |
| Related records | 10124850 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.83447, 45.50157 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 15 AIRMILES NE OF VIRGINIA CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maltbys Mound(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Madison(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004S | 002W | 10 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Pre-Belt Pony-Cherry Creek Gneiss And Schist Series |
| Rock description | Pre-Belt Pony-Cherry Creek Gneiss And Schist Series |
| (1) | -111.83447, 45.50157 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Washington District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aurora Creek Gold Mining Co, |
| First year | 1950 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC09978 |
TRAVERMAN, REYNER, 1950, DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROP, MONT. BUR OF MINES AND GEOL., MEM 31., P. 61.
WINCHELL, 1914, MINING DIST. - DILLON QUAD, USGS, BULL 574 P 112, 113.
BIENNIAL REPT OF INSP. OF MINES - 1909-10, FOR STATE OF MONT, P. 99.
LORAIN, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON CO., MONT., U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 6972, P 47.
1910 OTHER INS. OF MINES REPT. 1909-10
1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, BULL 574
1937 COMPILE USBM INF CIR. 6972
1950 COMPILE MBMG MEM 31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEINS STRIKE FROM N90E TO N20E WITH DIPS FROM 30 TO 60 NW. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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