| Deposit ID | 10270240 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300930037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Lick |
| Alternate or previous names | Wabash, Springfield, Snowdrift,, Belchor, Batchelor, Nonesuch |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.54729, 46.036 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1902 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Butte North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003 N | 008 W | 01 | NESWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Rhodonite | Unknown |
| Wad | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | Granitic rock |
|---|
| Strike | N75E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 70N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 4.3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 81M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 427M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.37HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300930037 |
ANON NO DATE SILVER LICK UNPUB USBM MANUSCRIPT
MPF 41.39
OTHER NAMES: GLENGARRY, ELVINA, UNION CO.
MIL SHEETS NOS. 59 AND 60 ALSO IN MPF #64.70
BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 7148,
"BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND
OREGON." BY ELDON C. PATTEE, RONALD M. VAN NOY, AND ROBERT
D. WELDIN.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Wetzel, Nicholas | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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