Big Chief Mine

Prospect in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Beryllium, Gold, Mica
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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10173080
MRDS ID W016886
MAS/MILS ID 0300570077
Record type Site
Current site name Big Chief Mine
Alternate or previous names Moger Mica Claim 0300570072, Montana Mine Claim 0300570073, Dulea 0300570074, Beaverhead National Forest

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.09777, 45.5196 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
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

Noble Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ruby(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 004 S 004 W 04 C S2 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.09777, 45.5196

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 7148, 1968, P141, 155-156.

  • Deposit

    USBM MRB REP 73, 1952, P D-7.

  • Deposit

    MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY - - MPF DATA FILED UNDER 0300570074

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-FEB-94 Johnson U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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