| Deposit ID | 10293847 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004814 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010044 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moosehorn Mine |
| Related records | 10010826 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.73282, 45.55959 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2097 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Isaac Meadows(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wisdom(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(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 | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003 S | 017 W | 20 | SWSENW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.73282, 45.55959 |
|---|
| Strike | N83E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 82S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 35M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.5HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1947 |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| District name | Unorganized District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Deboer |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Utah |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ralph Hammer |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1977 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010044 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004814 | MAS references MRDS |
BEAVERHEAD COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
WFOC MIN PROP FILES
MT BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 85, 1972, P. 39.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY IS 915M TO THE EAST USBM ESTIMATES 5 MILLION TONNE RESERVE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-FEB-94 | Winters, Dick | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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