| Deposit ID | 10110437 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007444 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cleve-Avon Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Franklin Mine, Cleve - Avon Mine |
| Related records | 10220792 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.91617, 45.60406 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2560 |
| Relative position | 12 MILES WEST OF MELROSE AT BASE OF CLEVE MOUNTAIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Tahepia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(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 | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003S | 011W | 02 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVG. ORE ASSAYS BETWEEN 1896-1900: 45-167 OZ AG/TON, .5-10% CU, 8-34% PB, AND 7-16% ZN, PLUS SILICA, LIME AND IRON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Hasmark |
| Rock description | Hasmark |
| (1) | -112.91617, 45.60406 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Three Separate Sets Of Fractures, Tight Folds, Great Fault, Pioneer Batholith |
| General form | CHIMNEY-LIKE DEPOSITS, BEDDING DEPOSITS |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE-SW |
| Dip | 90 |
| Plunge | 35 |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 150M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1873 |
| Discoverer | Noah Armstrong And Others |
| Year of first production | 1877 |
| District name | Hecla (Bryant) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lively'S, Inc., Melrose, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1500M |
| Overall depth | 160M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007444 |
MBMG BULL 85.
LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 95
USGS BULL 574, P. 85.
MBMG MEM 25, P. 69-74.
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 574
1948 COMPILE M.B.M.G. MEM. 25
1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE DEPOSITS ARE IN LIMESTONE WHICH HAS BEEN FOLDED INTO AN ANTICLINAL STRUCTURE PLUNGING ABOUT 35NE, TERMINATED ON THE NORTHEAST BY THE GREAT FAULT. THE ORE BODIES SPREAD OUT FROM ORE-FILLED VERTICAL FISSURES, WHICH FORM TWO SETS, ONE OF WHICH STRIKES NE, (AVON-BARBOUR WORKINGS) AND THE OTHER NW (CLEVE INCLINE-HULL WORKINGS). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1975 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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