Carmody Group

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10245943
MAS/MILS ID 0300430032
Record type Site
Current site name Carmody Group
Alternate or previous names Elkhorn (Carmody)

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -111.95167, 46.2735 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006 N 003 W 14 W2W2NW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 64
USGS model code 18f
Deposit model name Skarn Au
Mark3 model number 82

Host and associated rocks

  • 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\n
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -111.95167, 46.2735

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 405000mt ore

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-SEP-78 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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