| Deposit ID | 10101999 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10924 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sweet Home Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.27231, 46.3435 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | 1.5MI NE OF PHILIPSBURG. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 013W | 19 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jefferson Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Jefferson Lst | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.27231, 46.3435 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E |
| Dip | N |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | TO 1906 |
| District name | Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Joe Metesh |
| Home office | Philipsburg, Mt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10924 |
USGS PP 78, P. 218.
MBMG BULL 72, P. 10
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1922.
USGS PP 78 USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1922.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ABOUT 100FT E OF THE INCLINE, THE ORE IS DISPLACED BY A FAULT THAT STRIKES N80W AND DIPS 56E. W OF THE FAULT, THE ORE STRIKES N77E AND DIPS 27N. THE ORE HORIZON E OF THE FAULT IS OFFSET TOWARD THE S ABOUT 75FT AND STRIKES N55E. THE ORE IS FOUND WITHIN THE BEDDING PLANE OF THE HOST ROCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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