| Deposit ID | 10103897 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060827 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Florence Mine |
| Related records | 10269357 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.74417, 46.94602 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE NORTH OF NEIHART, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cascade(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Neihart(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Belt(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Cascade |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 014N | 008E | 29,30,31,32 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 38 OZ AG/TON, 8% PB, 3.5% ZN (AVERAGE OF PRODUCTION) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Gneiss And Schist | ||||||
| Rock description | Gneiss And Schist | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Pinto Diorite-Metadiorite;Gneiss, Schist |
| Rock description | Pinto Diorite-Metadiorite;Gneiss, Schist |
| (1) | -110.74417, 46.94602 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Moulton Fault Apparently Delimits Southwest Extension Of Ore |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 90 DEG |
| Plunge | 60 DEG |
| Plunge direction | SW |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 365.76M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 335.28M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1886 |
| Discoverer | Richard G. Wright |
| Year of first production | 1893 |
| District name | Neihart Mining District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dan Reeder And Associates |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carroll Bennett |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 2743.2M |
| Overall depth | 335.28M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060827 |
ROBERTSON, A.G., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. INFO. CIRC. 7589, P. 24-26
SCHAFER, P.A., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NEIHART MINING DISTRICT, CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES, MEM. 13, P. 34-36
WEED, W.H., 1900, GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, MONT: USGS, 20TH ANN. RPT. PT. 3, P. 425-426
KEEFER, W.R., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NEIHART 15-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL MONTANA: USGS MISC. GEOL. INV. MAP I-726
1893 GEOLMAP W.H. WEED, 20TH ANN. RPT.
1964 GEOLMAP W.R. KEEFER, MAP I-276
U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7589, P. 25
OME FILES
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1974 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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