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Molly Mcgregor Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015908
MRDS ID DB02194
Record type Site
Current site name Molly Mcgregor Mine
Alternate or previous names Emma Bell Adolphus

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.1506, 46.29351 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 1/2 MI. N OF THE BALTIMORE MINE WEST OF BOOMERANG CREEK

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006N 004W 06,07 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 2.4 KM SE OF COMET.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • 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)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.1506, 46.29351
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 E
    Dip VERTICAL
    Width 4.57M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Boulder District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • FIVE ADITS, FIVE SHAFTS. ADITS RANGE FROM 50 TO 500 FT. SHAFTS RANGE FROM 40 TO 100 FT. ALL UNDERGROUND WORKINGS INACCESSIBLE. SHALLOW PITS ALONG VEIN

Comments on development

  • RECENT WORKINGS ARE IN THE BOTTOM OF BOOMERANG CREEK CANYON, MAIN MINE WORKINGS ARE ABOUT 0.25 MI W OF THE CREEK AT AN ALTITUDE OF 6400 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 40, 100.

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 428, PL.1.

  • Production

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 100.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN CAN BE TRACED FOR ABOUT 3000 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-80 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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