| Deposit ID | 10015902 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02186 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eva May Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Eva May Tailings |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.2231, 46.34879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 15.8 KM SSW OF JEFFERSON CITY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 005W | 21,22 | NE OF NE (21); NW OF NW (22) | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| 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) | Granitic rock |
|---|
| Width | 15.24M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Basin (Cataract, Comet) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. K. Miller |
| Home office | Basin, Mt. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Neuberg Brothers And Sloan Inc. |
| Home office | First National Bank, Butte, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 365.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02186 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 29.
USGS BULL 527, P. 122-23.
USGS BULL 842, P. 295
USGS PP 428, P. 36, 45, 91
MBMG MEM 31, P. 42-3.
MBMG BULL 82, P. 10
MBMG BULL 16, P. 102.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LARGE VEIN WITH THICK SHOOTS BUT AWAY FROM ENRICHING FRACTURE IS TOO POOR TO WORK FOUR ORE BODIES 80-200 FT. STRIKE LENGTH, 6-15 FT. WIDE EVA MAY MINE IS AT THE E END OF THE EVA MAY-CRYSTAL-BULLION VEIN, IT HAS A RECOGNIZED STRIKE LENGTH OF MORE THAN 3.5 MI. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1979 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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