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Smith-Jones Mine

Occurrence in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Antimony
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014737
MRDS ID D011647
Record type Site
Current site name Smith-Jones Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.87452, 46.86183 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 4.2 KM NSW OF OGDEN MOUNTAIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nevada Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 13N 10W 21 SW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 200 OZ/TON AG
Result 0.4 OZ/TON AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Newland Formation
    Rock description Newland Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.87452, 46.86183
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Mr. Jones

Mining district

District name Big Blackfoot (Ogden Mountain) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT, COVERED

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS CUT BY A FAULT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1984 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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