| Deposit ID | 10015848 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02105 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whitlatch-Union Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Owyhee and Mcintye Inclines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.09366, 46.54796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 4 MILES SOUTH OF HELENA ON THE SUMMIT OF THE LOW DIVIDE BETWEEN GRIZZLY AND ORO FINO GULCHES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Helena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(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
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009N | 004W | 10 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | $20-30/TON AU NEWEST WORKING (1913) $70-130/TON AU. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| 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) | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.09366, 46.54796 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N84W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45N |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Discoverer | James W. Whitlatch |
| District name | Helena District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jared W. Young |
| Home office | Chicago, Il. |
| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1905-1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 49000mt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02105 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300490263 | Deposit ID 10221721 (Whitlatch-Union) |
USGS BULL 842, P. 210.
USGS BULL 527, P. 99-100.
MBMG MEM 31, P. 56-57.
MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO. MEM. 31, P. 56-57.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIP CHANGES ABRUPTLY FROM NEARLY HORIZONTAL TO NEARLY VERTICAL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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