Twin Fir Prospect

Prospect in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodity Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124004
MRDS ID D010492
MAS/MILS ID 0300010716
Record type Site
Current site name Twin Fir Prospect
Alternate or previous names Quartz Hill
Related records 10090945

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -112.90259, 45.71599 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vipond Park(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001 S 011 W 25 SESWSE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -112.90259, 45.71599

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Vipond-Qtz Hill

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOUDARZI, H., 1941, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE QUART

  • Deposit

    HILL MINING AREA, BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA

  • Deposit

    SCHOOL OF MINES MS THESIS, BUTTE, MONTANA, P. 50-51.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-SEP-1994 Hughes, Curt A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.