| Deposit ID | 10008961 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001525 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Albion Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.09258, 46.39489 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2377 |
| Relative position | S END OF DEELODGE BASIN 1 MILE S OF ROYAL MINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pikes Peak(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)
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 | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 012W | 03 | NE OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 2ND VEIN HAD 20 OZ/TON AG, $2/TON AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Quadrant Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Quadrant Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.09258, 46.39489 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Royal Stock |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Leon Heroux |
| Home office | Maxville, Mont. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 883.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001525 |
USGS PP 78, P. 248.
MBMG MEM 31, P. 27.
MBMG BULL 28, P. 6, 16, 17.
USGS BULL 955-E, P. 220-21.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 400 FT FROM PORTAL A PORPHYRITIC DIKE ENDS ABRUTLY EAST OF VEIN, 200 FT EAST OF VEIN WHICH STRIKES S 32 E AND DIPS 77W. FOOTWALL IS GRANITE, HANGING WALL CALCAREOUS SHALE. THE VEIN OCCUPIES A SHEAR ZONE, WHICH CONFORMS APPROX. WITH THE BEDDING PLANES OF THE ROCKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1974 | Fisher, Fred S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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