| Deposit ID | 10078279 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026535 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Martin and Battle Butte Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.59571, 47.90988 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1039 |
| Relative position | 23 AIRLINE MILES SW KALISPELL, MT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Flathead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kofford Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Polson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Flathead(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Flathead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 025N | 023W | 20 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Ravalli Group |
| Rock description | Ravalli Group |
| (1) | -114.59571, 47.90988 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Large Nw - Trending Fault Providing Control For Flathead Mine Intrusive |
| General form | POD AND LENSLIKE ORE BODIES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| District name | Hog Heaven District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burlington Northern Railroad |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026535 |
SHENON, P. J., AND TAYLOR, A. V., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE OCCURENCE OF THE HOG HEAVEN MINING DISTRICT, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MOUNTANA, MBMG MEM 17, 16P.
JOHNS, W. A., AND OTHERS, 1963, PROGRESS REPORT ON G EOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI - FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHEST MONTANA, MBMG BULL 29
MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 36, P.55
1929 RECON MBMG, MEM. NO. 17
1962 GEOLMAP MBMG, BULLS. 36 , 79
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL PODS OF ORE INTERCEPTED IN 300 - FT MARTIN SHAFT. SOME ORE ASSOCIATED WITH A PIPE AND SOME MINERALIZATION RELATED TO FAULTING |
| Deposit | ENRICHMENT WITH RESPECT TO SILVER CONCENTRATION HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PROCESS WITHIN THE HOG HEAVEN DISTRICT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Johns, Willis M.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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