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Eldelweiss Mine

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011923
MRDS ID D007117
Record type Site
Current site name Eldelweiss Mine
Alternate or previous names Argentine Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.20366, 46.38934 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 8.8 KM NW OF WICKES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chessman Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 005W 02,03 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 0.5 MI N OF CONTACT OF ANDESITE AND THE WICKES ROOF PENDANT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 15 TO 18 % PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
    Rock description Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.20366, 46.38934
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mascot Silver Lead Mines, Inc.
    Home office Box 660, Kellogg, Id. 83837
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ivor Jenkins And Others
    Home office Jefferson City, Mt. 59638

Comments on the workings information

  • IN 1946 OR 1947 A BULLDOZER TRENCH WAS EXCAVATED EXPOSING A FAULT VEIN FOR A DISTANCE OF 30 FT. A SECOND TRENCH, 500 FT E OF THE FIRST, DISCLOSED LOOSE VEIN QUARTZ IN OVERBURDEN, BUT FAILED TO FIND VEIN IN PLACE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 50.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 100, P. 10.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS COMPRISED OF 5 FT OF BLEACHED GRANITE AND GOUGE ON THE N. 2 FT OF QUARTZ AND GALENA ON THE S.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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