| Deposit ID | 10015891 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02169 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Franklin Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sam Gaty, Doctor Steele |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.07338, 46.63879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | EXTREME SOUTH END OF THE SCRATCHGRAVEL HILLS IN AN AREA THAT IS NEARLY FLAT ABOUT .25 MILE NORTH OF SEVEN MILE CREEK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Scratchgravel Hills(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 010N | 004W | 11 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silica | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Result | ASSAY OF ORE |
|---|---|
| Result | $2-44/TON AU, .09-3 OZ/TON AG, .6-11.5% PB, AVERAGE VALUE OF ORE WAS $42/TON WITH 90% OF VALUE BEING GOLD (1914-1918) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.07338, 46.63879 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | 2 Vertical Faults With Easterly Trend |
| Length | 304.8M |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Scratchgravel Hills District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Thomas Cruse Mining And Development Co. |
| Home office | C/O Fergus Fay, 446 W. Lawrence, Helena, Mt. 59601 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1767.84M |
| Overall depth | 167.64M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02169 |
USGS BULL 842, P. 41-3.
MBMG BULL 92, P. 13
MBMG BULL 33, P. 17.
PARDEE AND SCHRADER, 1933, U.S.G.S. BULL 842, P. 41-43
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 MAJOR VEINS: SAM GATY-LEAD VEIN TRENDS N 50-55 E DIPS 40-60 SE, GOLD VEIN TRENDS N 45 W, DIPS 10-20 NE AND IS CUT AND OFFSET BY LEAD VEIN |
| Deposit | PRODUCING IN 1962 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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