| Deposit ID | 10108511 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11100 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Bullion Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.08892, 45.45823 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 5 MILES EAST OF SHERIDAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copper Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(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 | 004S | 004W | 27,28 | SW OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Rock unit name | Cherry Creek Series, Marble-Gneiss |
| Rock description | Cherry Creek Series, Marble-Gneiss |
| (1) | -112.08892, 45.45823 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tobacco Root Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mine Is On Nose Of N30e Plunging Horse Creek Synform |
| Strike | N 40 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | NW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1934 |
| Discoverer | C.D. Storer, Walkerville, And R.B. Farnsworth, Virginia City |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| Production years | TO 1950 |
| District name | Sheridan (Horse Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. D. Storer |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 274.32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11100 |
REYNER, M.L., 1949, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, P. 71.
MBMG MEM 41, P. 18.
LEVANDOWSKI, D.W. 1956 PHD, U OF MICH
| 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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