| Deposit ID | 10102055 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11926 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Schmidt Prospect |
| Related records | 10294793 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.16226, 45.56796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2560 |
| Relative position | 8.2 MI N78E OF TWIN BRIDGES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Old Baldy Mountain(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
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 | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003S | 005W | 13,24 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Gangue |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE IS REPORTED TO CARRY 30-50% PB, 2-6 OZ. AG/TON, 0.2-1.5 OZ. AU/TON, AND 1/2 TO 1 % WELL-CRYSTALLIZED WULFENITE. (HORTON, 1916) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| Rock unit name | Pony Gneiss;Meagher Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Pony Gneiss;Meagher Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.16226, 45.56796 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tobacco Root Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Schmidt Fault, N40e, 70e |
| General form | NARROW STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 E |
| Dip | 70 E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tidal Wave District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grand View Mining And Development Co. |
| Home office | Twin Bridges |
| First year | 1916 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11926 |
USGS BULL 574, P. 155.
USBM IC 6972, P. 69.
MBMG BULL 24, P. 37.
HORTON, F.W., 1916, MOLYBDENUM, ITS ORE AND THEIR CONCENTRATION: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BULLETIN 111., P. 76-77.
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., USGS BULLETIN 574
1916 RECON U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 111
1961 GEOLMAP MBMG BULLETIN 24.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | N40E VEIN IS A FISSURE VEIN IN GNEISS. (JOHN, 1961; WINCHELL, 1914). LORAN, (1937) MENTIONS PRODUCTIVE STRINGERS ALONG A BEDDING PLANE SLIP BETWEEN SHALE AND QUARTZITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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