| Deposit ID | 10108488 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC09581 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sam Gaty Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | No. 1 Shaft, Franklin Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.07449, 46.63879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 5.8 KM NW OF CITY PARK HELENA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Scratchgravel Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 010N | 004W | 11 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | (1900'S) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.07449, 46.63879 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock |
| Strike | N 50-55 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40-65 SE |
| Depth to bottom | 123.44M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1870 |
| Year of last production | 1971 |
| District name | Scratchgravel Hills District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Helena Minerals Co., Inc. |
| Home office | C/O Chester Leirness 1900 11th Ave. Helena, Mt. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. E. Pew And Others |
| Home office | C/O Monida Vaughn, 937 11th Ave.Helena, Mt. 59601 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Overall depth | 97.54M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC09581 |
USGS BULL 842, P. 36, 41-2.
MBMG BULL 82, P. 14
MBMG BULL 82, P. 14.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN 1914 THE SAM GATY AG-PB VEIN WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN RICH AU ORE. THE GATY VEIN CUTS AND DISPLACES THE GOLD VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-74 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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