| Deposit ID | 10172312 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013304 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010394 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dark Horse Mine |
| Related records | 10070395 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.58841, 45.16769 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goldstone Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salmon(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 | 008 S | 016 W | 05 | NWNWSE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.58841, 45.16769 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Du Pont, Willis H. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Florida |
| Year | 1985 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010394 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013304 | MAS references MRDS |
GEACH R.D., 1972, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS BEAVERHEAD CO.,
MONTANA; MBMG BULL.85, P.35
UMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI CO.,ID.
USGS BULL.528, P.122
SASSMAN, OREN, 1941, METAL MINING IN HISTORIC BEAVERHEAD,
MS THESIS, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, P.278-280
MBMG MEM 20, 1940, P.5
MBMG MEM 31, 1949, P.5
WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, MINING DEPOSITS OF THE DILLON QUAD,
MONTANA; USGS BULL.574, P.77
TUCKER, D.R., 1975, STRATIGRAPHY & STRUCTURE OF PRECAMBRIAN
Y (BELT ?) METASEDIMENTARY & ASSOCIATED ROCKS, GOLDSTONE
MOUNTAIN, LEMHI COUNTY, ID., AND BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MT.;
PH.D DISSERTATION, MIAMI UNIVERSITY, P.187, 190
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 16-88, 1988, P. 65-70.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-SEP-1991 | Lipton, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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