Glenbeg Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101997
MRDS ID DC10900
Record type Site
Current site name Glenbeg Mine
Alternate or previous names Glenberg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.1481, 46.36879 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 4.0 KM NW OF WICKES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Thompson(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)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 004W 07 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE S SIDE OF CLANCY CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result 25 OZ/TON AG; 4.5 % CU; 7 % PB; LITTLE AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Elkhorn Mountion Volcanics
    Rock description Elkhorn Mountion Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.1481, 46.36879

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 220.98M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 428, P. 81, PL. 1.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 108.

  • Production

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 108

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.