| Deposit ID | 10019578 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10852 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Amy Silversmith Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.54811, 46.02907 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | W OF THE MOULTON LODE. |
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 | 003N | 008W | 12 | NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Rhodochrosite | Ore |
| Rhodonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.54811, 46.02907 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10852 |
USGS PP 74, P. 247, PL. X.
WAYLAND, UNPUB. USGS REPORT, P. 48.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK, 1922, 1930, 1937-1939
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 VEINS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED, THE N AND S VEINS HAVE BEEN THE MOST PRODUCTIVE. THE N VEIN DIPS 80N BECOMING VERTICAL IN DEPTH AND THEN DIPS S. IT IS 1-3 FT IN WIDTH AND CARRIES PERSISTENT LOW GRADE ORE. THE MIDDLE AND S VEIN ARE NOT WELL DEFINED. THE S VEIN HAS SHOWN EXTREMELY RICH ORE IN POCKETS AND BUNCHES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1983 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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