| Deposit ID | 10010485 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004161 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carter Mining & Milling Co. Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.90266, 47.28071 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 2 MI NE OF KEYSTONE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Keystone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Plains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lolo National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 018N | 026W | 34 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS ON THE EXPOSED ORE SHOOT, A VALUE OF OVER $45PER TON IN GOLD AND 3.6 OZS. WAS THE RESULT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | St. Regis |
| Rock description | St. Regis |
| (1) | -114.90266, 47.28071 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Strata Dips From A Few Degrees To Nearly 90 Degrees Sw, Strikes Nw By Se |
| General form | LENSES OR KIDNEYS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT |
|---|---|
| Strike | E-W |
| Dip | 65N |
| Length | 2286M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Carter District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 106.68M |
| Overall depth | 50.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004161 |
ROWE, J.P.;GOLD QUARTZ MINING IN WESTERN MONTANA,THEMINING WORLD, P.1033, 5/20/11.
ROWE,J.P.;GEOLOGY AND ORES OF THE CARTER DISTRICT, MONTANA, MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD, P581, 9/23/11.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN VEIN DIPS NORTH ABOUT 65 DEGREES AND STRIKES NEARLY E-W. THE WIDTH IS FROM A FEW INCHES TO 2 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Chesson, Sharon A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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