| Deposit ID | 10172490 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | FS00097 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010583 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Ridge Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Slag-A-Melt Mine, Ranger Mine, Gold Ridge, Joker, Comet |
| Related records | 10022684 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.67591, 45.36849 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2402 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Homer Youngs Peak(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 | 005 S | 017 W | 26 | NESWNW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.67591, 45.36849 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. And S Diversified, Pocatello, Idaho |
| ID | 2401662 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Florance Coates And Others |
| ID | 2401662 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1988 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010583 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | FS00097 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2401662 |
GEACH, R.D., 1972, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS, BEAVERHEAD
COUNTY, MONTANA; MBMG BULL.85, P.40
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 16-88, 1988, P. 109-129
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-FEB-1994 | Lipton, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/11/1984 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401662 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Silver Ridge |
| Current operator | S & S Diversified Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Siaperas John |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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