| Deposit ID | 10012376 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007977 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Yellowstone Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.06282, 46.44573 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 7.0 KM NNW OF JEFFERSON CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jefferson City(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 004W | 14 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Rock unit name | Dacite Dike (Boulder Batholith);Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) |
| Rock description | Dacite Dike (Boulder Batholith);Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.06282, 46.44573 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | EAST |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65-75S |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Clancy-Lump Gulch District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 137.16M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007977 |
USGS PP 428, P. 66, PL. 1.
USGS BULL 527, P. 105-06.
USGS BULL 842, P. 231
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN ZONE IS 5-10 FT WIDE AND IS MADE OF A FEW SUBPARAUEL STRINGERS OF QUARTZ |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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