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U. S. Grant Mine

Producer in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107297
MRDS ID W013410
Record type Site
Current site name U. S. Grant Mine
Related records 10196355

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.94197, 45.28184 (WGS84)
Elevation 1844
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH OF VIRGINIA CITY, MONTANA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Virginia City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ruby(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006S 003W 26,27 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Cherry Creek Series, Gneiss
    Rock description Cherry Creek Series, Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.94197, 45.28184
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 E
    Dip 45 NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Virginia City District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Scheitlin, E.
    Home office Virginia City, Mt 59755
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pacific Mines Inc., Virginia City, Montana 59755

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 200M

Comments on the workings information

  • LAWSON REPORTS MINE STATUS AS DEVELOPING AS OF 1974. MINE DEVELOPED BY 6 ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LORAIN, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING IN TOBACCO ROOT MOUNTAINS, U. S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIRC. 6972.

  • Deposit

    LAWSON, 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MONTANA BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 95.

  • Production

    LORAIN, 1937, U. S. B. M. INF. CIRC. 6972.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Mlynarczyk, Meg S.; Krohn, D. U.S. Geological Survey

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