| Deposit ID | 10010818 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004803 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Park Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.0484, 45.48322 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2591 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES NORTH OF COMET MTN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elkhorn Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salmon(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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004S | 012W | 14 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.0484, 45.48322 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pioneer Batholith, Comet Fault |
| Strike | NE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 NW |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1874 |
| District name | Elkhorn District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bruce Risley, Et Al. |
| Home office | Dillon, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004803 |
WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, MINING DISTRICTS-DILLON QUADRANGLE, MONTANA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 574, P. 170.
MBMG BULL 85, P. 107.
PATTEE, E.C., 1960, TUNGSTEN RES. WESTERN MT.-MT. TORREY BATHOLITH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. OF INV. 5552, P. 37.
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 574
1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS ON PARK MINE REPORTEDLY RANGE FROM 5 TO 50 FEET WIDE. GEACH REPORTS VEIN IS 15 FT. WIDE IN CROSSCUT ADIT JUST BELOW SURFACE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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