| Deposit ID | 10148997 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300430545 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moreau |
| Alternate or previous names | East Butte, Elkhorn (East Butte), Pittsmont, Elkhorn (Swissmont) |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.94977, 46.2766 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1999 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elkhorn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006 N | 003 W | 14 | SENWNW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Model code | 64 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18f |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Au |
| Mark3 model number | 82 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock type qualifier | dolomitic limestone |
| Rock unit name | PILGRIM dolomite, RED LION FM., RED SHALES & ARGIL. dolomite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock type qualifier | QUARTZ MONZONITE;DIORITE; GABBRO AND DIORITE |
| Rock unit name | BOULDER BATHOLITH; CEMETERY RIDGE STOCK; BLACK BUTTE STOCK |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.94977, 46.2766 |
|---|
| Strike | N05E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 65E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 46M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 61M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1909 |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| District name | Elkhorn Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Siskon Corp |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1977 |
| Year | 1939 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1909-1939 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ore | ||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 69600mt | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ |
|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1984 |
| Total resources | 1400000mt ore |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300430545 |
JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
ALSO LOCATED IN SECTION 11
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Montana Bureau Of Mines And Geology Wmj | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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