| Deposit ID | 10270168 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300430495 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Heagen |
| Alternate or previous names | Montana, Elkhorn (Heagen), Birdseye, Gold Hill, Park |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.94977, 46.2807 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006 N | 003 W | 11 | SESWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Model code | 64 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18f |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Au |
| Mark3 model number | 82 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock type qualifier | Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Turnley Formation, Metamorphosed Shale;;Limestones, Shale;Madison Formation, Limestone; Quadrant Formation, Quartzite |
| Main Entrance (1) | -111.94977, 46.2807 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure name | Extensive Folding Axis N-S With Prevailing Eastward Dip. |
| Strike | N55E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 60N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 33M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.5HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| District name | Elkhorn Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wb And Grace Crenshaw |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Boulder, Mt |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | In-situ |
|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 |
| Total resources | 2702502mt ore |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300430495 |
JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
MBMG BULLETIN-16
BEING ACTIVELY DEVELOPED BY W. CRENSHAW WHO SANK 35'SHAFT,
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Montana Bureau Of Mines And Geology Wmj | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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