Emma

Past Producer in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124769
MAS/MILS ID 0300570053
Record type Site
Current site name Emma

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.51668, 45.5982 (WGS84)
Elevation 1856
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nez Perce Hollow(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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)

Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003 S 007 W 06 SESESW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.51668, 45.5982

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES

  • Deposit

    PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-164.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 100, 1976, P. 15.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEM. 19, 1939, P. 42.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS RESOURCE BULLETIN REPORT 73,

  • Deposit

    P. A-15.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEM. 15, 1935, P. 56.

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, 1962, P. 29.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Environmental Factors NO DISCHARGING ADITS, FILLED SHAFTS, SEEPS, OR SPRINGS WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE DURING THE INVESTIGATION. NO SURFACE WATER WAS IDENTIFIED ON OR NEAR THE SITE. THE NEAREST FLOWING WATER WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AWAY; CONSEQUENTLY, NO SURFACE WATER OR SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MINE OPENINGS IDENTIFIED AT THE SITE INCLUDED ONE OPEN SHAFT AND FOUR OPEN ADITS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-94 O'Brien, Mary Ann U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references