| Deposit ID | 10124739 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300970066 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boulder Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Jack Pine Project, East Boulder Project, Frog Pond Audit |
| Included sites | J-M Reef |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.0873, 45.5028 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2790 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sweet Grass(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Enos Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Livingston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Sweet Grass |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004 S | 013 E | 14 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| PGE Critical | Primary |
| Palladium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 4 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 2b |
| Deposit model name | Merensky Reef PGE |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro |
| Rock unit name | J-M Reef |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Troctolite |
| Rock unit name | J-M Reef |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro > Norite |
| Rock unit name | J-M Reef |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite |
| Rock unit name | J-M Reef |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.0873, 45.5028 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure name | Folds |
| Name | J-M Reef |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Production years | Producing in 2011 |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stillwater Pgm Resources |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1988 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300970066 |
Czamanske, G.K., and Zientek, M.L., technical editors, 1985, The Stillwater Complex, Montana: Geology and guide: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication 92, 396 p.
STILLWATER PGM RESOURCES, 1990 PLAN OF OPERATIONS, GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, BOZEMAN, MT.
MCHUGH, E., 1994, MLA STUDY IN PREPARATION.
U. S. BUR MINES OPEN FILE REPORT, MLA 19-93, APPENDIX A,NO. 134, P A-27.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-MAY-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 04-JAN-11 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey | Updated name, location, references, geology |
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