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Willie Mine

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012271
MRDS ID D007815
Record type Site
Current site name Willie Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.33982, 46.81961 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position FROM QUARRY ON E SIDE OF FIRST CHANCE GULCH.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elevation Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 014W 03 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 500 FT BELOW RED CLOUD MILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • A WIDTH OF 40 FT OR MORE AVERAGED $2/TON.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result $4-11/TON AU. (1900)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Silver Hill Formation;Flat Head Formation;Missoula Group
    Rock description Silver Hill Formation;Flat Head Formation;Missoula Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.33982, 46.81961
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bearmouth Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Deep Creek Anticline, Garnet Stock

Ore body information

  • Dip NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Garnet (First Chance) District

Comments on the production information

  • LARGE QUANTITY OF ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • AN ADIT, NEAR ITS FACE IT PENETRATES A VERTICAL NE FAULT THAT IS IN LINE WITH 2ND FAULT MET IN RED CLOUD ADIT LEVELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCCUPIES THE CORE OF AN ANTICLINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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