| Deposit ID | 10019071 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08479 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Chain Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.09869, 46.20545 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.6 KM W OF OLSON MOUNTAIN. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Deer Lodge |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005N | 012W | 09,10 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 2000 PPM AG; 700 PPM AS; 100 PPM CD; 7000 PPM CU; 3000 PPM PB; 7000 PPM SB; 1500 PPM W,ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jefferson Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Jefferson Lst | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.09869, 46.20545 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granite And Basic Igneous Rocks Are Local Found |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Olson Gulch District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Henderson |
| Home office | Anaconda, Mt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08479 |
USGS BULL 78, P. 244.
MBMG BULL 46, P. 9.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK, 1960.
MBMG BULL 84, P. 32, 35
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 6 ACRES OF DISTRUBED AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| 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 |
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