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Jo Dandy Mine

Past Producer in Broadwater county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069775
MRDS ID W007456
Record type Site
Current site name Jo Dandy Mine
Related records 10220870

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.73197, 46.15296 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position 8 MILES SW OF RADERSBURG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Broadwater(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Radersburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)

Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Broadwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
005N 001W 28 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wulfenite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Quadrant Formation Quartzite;Madison Formation, Limestones;Phosphoria Formation, Ls, Ss, Shales
    Rock description Quadrant Formation Quartzite;Madison Formation, Limestones;Phosphoria Formation, Ls, Ss, Shales
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.73197, 46.15296
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M
    Length 304.8M

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUADRANT QUARTZITE EXPOSED AS PART OF EAST LIMB OF LARGE ANTICLINE. BEDDING STRIKES NORTH AND DIPS ABOUT 50 DEG. E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1920

Mining district

District name Radersburg District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Quadrant Ridge Mining Co., Butte, Mt.

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Period 1901 - 1948
    Material PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^34.0 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 34wt-pct
  • Year 1948
    Period 1901 - 1948
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^11.9 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 336g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION INCLUDED 270 OUNCES OF GOLD AND 1,502 LB. OF COPPER.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1066.8M
    Overall depth 182.88M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.

  • Deposit

    PARDEE, J. T. AND SCHRADER, F. C., 1933, METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION, U.S.G.S. BULL. 842.

  • Deposit

    REED, G. C., 1951, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), BROADWATER CO., MT., U.S. BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 7592.

  • Deposit

    1933 COMPILE PARDEE, J. T. & SCHRADER, F. C., BULL. 842

  • Deposit

    1951 COMPILE U.S.B.M. INFO. CIR. 7592, (REED, G. C.)

  • Production

    REED, G. C., 1951, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIR. 7592

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Mlynarczyk, Meg S. U.S. Geological Survey

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