| Deposit ID | 10294292 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300930027 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Minnie Jane |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.57309, 46.0077 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1707 |
| 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 | 15 | NESESE | Montana |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Rhodochrosite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.57309, 46.0077 |
|---|
| Strike | E00W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 50S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 366M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 180M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.03HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| 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 | 0300930027 |
ANON NO DATE UNPUB MANUSCRIPT MINNIE JANE,USBM
LORAIN 1941 LETTER TO GARDNER
TRENGOVE NO DATE FNL RPT EXPL AT MINNIE JANE PJT 311 UNPUB U
NEUSCHEL,CRITTENDEN 1944 UNPUB MAPS PLT4,3 (SEEMPF FILE)
LORAIN 1940 UNPUB MAPS (2) (SEE MPF FILE)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINNIE JANE IS ONE OF 39 BUTTE MN DEPOSITS. A COMPLETE EVALUATION OF THE BUTTE MN DISTRICT IS AVAILABLE UNDER SEQ. NO. 0300930224. THE TONNAGE PRESENT IN THE MINNIE JANE IS NOT USED IN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUTTE MN DISTRICT BECAUSE THE ONE OCCURS IN VEINS LESS THAN 1 METER THICK WHICH IS INACESSABLE BY THE PROPOSED UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Wetzel, Nicholas | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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