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Lee Mountain

Past Producer in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10270593
MRDS ID W026541
MAS/MILS ID 0300490044
Record type Site
Current site name Lee Mountain
Related records 10105989

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.24949, 46.4852 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chessman Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(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

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009 N 005 W 33 SWSWSW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.24949, 46.4852
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 80S
    Thickness 183M
    Length 365.8M
    Width 1.2M
    Area 13.9HA
    Depth to top 4.6M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip :80S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4.6
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 13.9
    Date of Last Modification 811230

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rimini

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GRADES IN MATRIX NO. 1 ARE AVERAGES OF ASSAYS FROM 702. GRADES IN MATRIX NO.2 ARE FROM ASSAY OF GRAB SAMPLE FROM DUMP. GRADES IN MATRIX NO 3 ARE FROM PRODUCTION STATISTICS IN 701 TONNAGE FIGURES IN MATRIX ARE ESTIMATES OF INVESTIGATOR SEE DATA PRESENTED IN RECORDS 120,220,320,151,251,351 FROM REPORT BACKUP FILE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Capacity 228
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 28
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 284
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1977
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Capacity 228
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 28
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 284
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1977
  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Capacity 228
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 28
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 284
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Montana Bureau Of Mines And Geology Hgm U.S. Bureau of Mines

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