Pipestone District

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000368
MRDS ID D010006
Record type District
Current site name Pipestone District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.40778, 46.0277 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position IT IS BORDERED ON THE W BY THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AND ON THE E BY THE CRESTLINE BETWEEN PIPESTONE AND WHITETAIL CREEKS. THE NORTHERN BORDER OF THE DISTRICT SEPARATES THE DRAINAGE OF NEZ PERCE CREEK FROM THE HEADWATERS OF INTERNATIONAL AND HONEY CREEKS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk Park Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.40778, 46.0277

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name PIPESTONE DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 75-76.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.