| Deposit ID | 10105769 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015575 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blacktail Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Linton Mine |
| Related records | 10148603, 10241512 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.54454, 46.76628 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1381 |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 23 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MISSOULA, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Missoula(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mineral Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula East(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
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 | Missoula |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 012N;012N | 015W;016W | 30;25 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | GALENA CARRIES 1OZ AG FOR 1% PB, TRACE AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hasmark Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Hasmark Formationt | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.54454, 46.76628 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | A Few Miles North Of Montana Lineament |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | There Are Several Northeast Trending Faults In The Copper Cliff Area |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1947 |
| District name | Garnet Range Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas J. Linton |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Linton Mines Co., Missola Mt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015575 |
MBMG BULL 8, P. 11, 14-16, 31.
MBMG MEM 39, P.28
MBMG BULL 14, P. 31.
USGS MAP MR-15, 1962, P. 9.
MBMG BULL 8, P. 31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL, IRREGULAR, BUT HIGH GRADE MASSES OF GALENA. |
| Deposit | THE HECLA MINING COMPANY OPERATED THE MINE IN 1947 AND 1948. CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION DATA QUOTES THE YEARS "1947 TO 1955", ALTHOUGH CHART SHOWS NO FIGURES FOR YEAR 1953. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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