| Deposit ID | 10102051 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11837 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Edgerton Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.32782, 45.69573 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | 2.25 AIR MILES WEST OF SILVER STAR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Star(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jefferson(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 | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002S | 006W | 03 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Pre Belt Gneiss |
| Rock description | Pre Belt Gneiss |
| (1) | -112.32782, 45.69573 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N 80 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver Star District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. And A. Barkell |
| Home office | Twin Bridges |
| First year | 1940 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11837 |
MBMG MEM 19, P. 48.
TRAUERMAN, C.J., 1940, DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 20, P. 66
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-23-1963
1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEM. 1
MBMG MEM. 20.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED FISSURE DEPOSIT SIMILAR TO GREEN CAMPBELL MINE. |
| 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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