| Deposit ID | 60001667 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006769 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Hecla District |
| Alternate or previous names | Hecla |
| Related records | 10196635 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.92029, 45.60549 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | TRAPPER CREEK FLOWS NE OUT OF BASIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975), CENTER OF DISTRICT - FRANKLIN MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Tahepia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -112.92029, 45.60549 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | GREAT FAULT, BASALT DIKES, NORMAL FAULTS |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | DOME WITH OVERTURNED FOLDS, THRUSTING, AND TEAR FAULTS. |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Discovery year | 1872 |
| Discoverer | William Spurr |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| Year of last production | 1965 |
| District name | HECLA DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | LEONARD LIVELY |
| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | HECLA MINING CO. |
| First year | 1877 |
| Last year | 1904 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | SEVERAL OTHERS |
| First year | 1904 |
| Last year | 1965 |
USGS BULL 574, P. 79-86.
MBMG MEM 25.
MBMG BULL 85, 1972.
USGS PP 610, 1968.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.