| Deposit ID | 10015879 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02153 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Chief Mine Golconda |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.0081, 46.36379 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | .5 MI. S OF SILVER TIP MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wickes(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 | 007N | 003W | 17 | NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 0.054OZ/TON AU |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.46OZ/TON AG |
| Result | 0.9%/TON PB |
| Result | 1.9%/TONZN |
| 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) | -112.0081, 46.36379 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N 75 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEP TO VERTICAL |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1958 |
| District name | Alahambra (Golconda) District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dan Pyfer |
| Home office | Whitehall, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02153 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 65-6, 113.
USGS BULL 842, P. 241.
USGS PP 428, P. 82.
MBMG BULL 10, P. 25.
MBMG BULL 16, P. 113.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-80 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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