| Deposit ID | 10246088 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300070327 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chartam |
| Alternate or previous names | Char Tam |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.66837, 46.4443 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Broadwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Winston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Broadwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008 N | 001 W | 13 | SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock type qualifier | QUARTZ MONZONITE |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock type qualifier | ANDESITE |
| Rock unit name | ELKHORN MOUNTAINS VOLCANICS |
| Ore Body (1) | Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | EAST- AND NORTHEAST-STRIKING FAULTS |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ecu Gold Mining Co., Inc. ("Ecudor") |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Valdus Operations Inc. |
| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Macquire Metals (Option To Purchase From Canyon Res.) |
| Year | 1994 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Canyon Resources Corp. (Jv To Phelps Dodge) |
| ID | 2401604 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Addwest Gold, Inc. (Jv To Phelps Dodge) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1998 |
| First year | 1989 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Energy Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1988 |
| First year | 1988 |
| Last year | 1989 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1988 |
| Last year | 1988 |
| Year | 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1901-1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 49000mt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5719000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Remarks | USGS OFR 2004-1038 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 5443200mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5443200mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8100000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300070327 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2401604 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001533 | Deposit ID 10107700 (Winston) |
APRIL PAYDIRT, 1987.
PARDEE, J.T., AND SCHRADER, F.C., 1933, METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION, MONTANA: USGS BULLETIN 842, P. 211-227
MSHA REPORT, MAY 1983
EARLL, F.N., 1964, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF WINSTON MINING DISTRICT, BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: MBMG BULLETIN 41, 56 P.
RANDOL GOLD DIRECTORY, 1988.
REED, G.C., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7592, 58 P
ECU GOLD MINING COMPANY INC. ("ECUDOR"), JANUARY, 1997
CORRY, A., 1933, SOME GOLD DEPOSITS OF BROADWATER, BEAVERHEAD, PHILLIPS, AND FERGUS COUNTIES: MBMG MEMOIR 10, 41
PRESS RELEASE, "CHARTAM - MONTANA, ECUDOR OBTAINS GRADES OF 12 & 21 G/T GOLD", 1/16/97, P1.
LEPPER, M.R., WEEKS, R., AND RUPPEL, E.T., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN ELKHORN MOUNTAINS, JEFFERSON AND BROADWATER COUNTIES, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 292, 82 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WAS SUPPOSEDLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN MID-1987. NOT LISTED IN SURVEY AS PRODUCING IN 1989. NO DATA AVAILABLE AS OF JUNE 1997, NOT LISTED IN RANDOL 1996/97 NO OWNERSHIP RECORDS LISTED IN AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOKS, 93, 96 OR 1997. |
| Deposit | TWO TYPES OF VEINS: 1) FLAT VEINS (0 TO 30 DEG) AND GENERALLY STRIKE NORTHEAST, CONTAIN QUARTZ-PYRITE WITH MINOR BASE METALS, ARE FISSURE CONTROLLED, AND 2) STEEPLY DIPPING TO VERTICAL VEINS, STRIKE APPROXIMATELY EAST-WEST, QUARTZ-PYRITE BUT WITH GALENA, SPHALERITE AND SOME CHALCOPYRITE. (EARLL, 1964) MINERALIZATION DERIVED FROM INTRUSIVES BUT OCCUR IN BOTH VOLCANICS AND INTRUSIVES (EARLL, 1964) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-APR-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 05/09/1989 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401604 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Chartam |
| Current operator | Addwest Gold Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Addington Larry |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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