| Deposit ID | 10010549 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004320 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Quartz Hill Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.05253, 45.49768 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2560 |
| Relative position | 7.5 MILES ENE OF SHERIDAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copper Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(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 | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004S | 004W | 11 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Tobacco Root Quartz Monzonite, Outlier | ||||||||
| Rock description | Tobacco Root Quartz Monzonite, Outlier | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Rock unit name | Cherry Creek Series, Marble |
| Rock description | Cherry Creek Series, Marble |
| (1) | -112.05253, 45.49768 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tobacco Root Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Quartz Creek Antiform, Plunging North. |
| General form | THIN LENSES IN MARBLE |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sheridan (Mill Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gateway Mining Co. |
| First year | 1967 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004320 |
MBMG MEM 41, P. 18
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 574
1967 GEOLMAP MBMG, MEMOIR 41.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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