| Deposit ID | 10015895 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02176 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cruse Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bald Mountain Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.32145, 46.74879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.5 KM WSW OF MARYSVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Greenhorn Mountain(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 | 012N | 006W | 35 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock type qualifier | QUARTZ DIORITE, HORNSTONE |
| Rock unit name | Belt Series |
| Rock description | Belt Series |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock type qualifier | QUARTZ DIORITE | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Marysville Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Marysville Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -112.32145, 46.74879 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Marysville Stock |
| Strike | EAST-WEST |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70S |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| District name | Marysville District |
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| Year | 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1909-1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 140000mt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ |
|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 |
| Total resources | 635000mt ore |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02176 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300490163 | Deposit ID 10245403 (Cruse Mine) |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300490151 | Deposit ID 10221489 (Belmont Mine) |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300490335 | Deposit ID 10124475 (Bald Mountain Mine) |
USGS BULL 527, P. 72.
USGS BULL 842, P. 63, PL. 5.
USGS PP 57, P. 164, PL. 1
USGS BULL 842, P. 63.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Merged data from Deposit ID's: 10245403 (Cruse Mine) 10221489 (Belmont Mine) 10124475 (Bald Mountain Mine) |
| Deposit | VEIN FORKS AND NARROWS UPON ENTERING HORNSTONE. ORE VALUE DECREASES WITH DEPTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | 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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