| Deposit ID | 10102056 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11932 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ella Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.18781, 45.5424 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2408 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES EAST 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)
Ruby(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 | 26 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | TWO SAMPLE ASSAYS APPEAR IN BULLETIN 24, P. 49. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Andesite Dike | ||||||||
| Rock description | Andesite Dike | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Pony Gneiss |
| Rock description | Pony Gneiss |
| (1) | -112.18781, 45.5424 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tobacco Root Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ella Fault Trends N-S, 85 W. |
| Strike | NE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 25 N |
| Width | 0.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tidal Wave District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | B. Golden |
| Home office | Sheridan |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11932 |
USGS BULL 574, P. 158.
GILBERT, F.C., 1935, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, P 48.
MBMG BULL 24, P. 41.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-03-1962
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 574.
1961 GEOLMAP MBMG BULLETIN 24.
| 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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