| Deposit ID | 10011926 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007120 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Butte and Philadelphia Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Lady Leith-Cady Leith Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.27588, 46.39157 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 13.2 KM N OF BASIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Three Brothers(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 005W | 06 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| 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) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.27588, 46.39157 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N80W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65N |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Basin (Cataract, Comet) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 274.32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007120 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 26, 33
USGS BULL 527, P. 124
USGS BULL 842, P. 294.
USGS BULL 1151, P. 111-12.
USGS BULL 1151, P. 111.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BETWEEN PYRITE AND THE HEAVY ZONE OF GOUGE THERE ARE SLABS OF GALENA 1 IN THICK AND 1-2 FT IN DIAMETER SHOWING BANDED STRUCTURE. 3 PARALLEL VEINS. 7-10 FT CRUSHED ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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