| Deposit ID | 10102017 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11130 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Eagle Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.2148, 46.23267 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2310 |
| Relative position | 4.95 KM NE OF GEORGETOWN NW SLOPE OF CABLE MT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(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)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006N | 013W | 34 | SE OF NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Sylvanite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Flathead Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Flathead Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.2148, 46.23267 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Strike | N |
|---|---|
| Dip | SE |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1906 |
| District name | Red Lion-Hidden Lake District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 274.32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11130 |
USGS PP 78, P. 241.
MBMG BULL 84, P. 40,42.
CONSV DIV COMP, DATE 03-02-1962
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RICH ORE 100 FT BELOW MAIN TUNNEL CONTACT BETWEEN QUARTIZITE AND SHALE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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