Silver Chain Mine

Past Producer in Deer Lodge county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Tungsten, Antimony, Arsenic, Cadmium
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019071
MRDS ID DC08479
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Chain Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.09869, 46.20545 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 1.6 KM W OF OLSON MOUNTAIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Deer Lodge(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Deer Lodge

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 005N 012W 09,10 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR THE HEAD OF OLSON GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Cadmium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2000 PPM AG; 700 PPM AS; 100 PPM CD; 7000 PPM CU; 3000 PPM PB; 7000 PPM SB; 1500 PPM W,ZN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Jefferson Limestone
    Rock description Jefferson Lst
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.09869, 46.20545

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Granite And Basic Igneous Rocks Are Local Found

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Olson Gulch District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner George Henderson
    Home office Anaconda, Mt.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED WITH ANTELOPE MINE, $60000 AG ORE IN 1880'S

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 SHAFTS, 2 ADITS, TEST PITS, LARGEST ADIT 150 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 78, P. 244.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 46, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK, 1960.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 84, P. 32, 35

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6 ACRES OF DISTRUBED AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1983 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.