Plutarc Mine

Occurrence in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten
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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019107
MRDS ID DC08618
Record type Site
Current site name Plutarc Mine
Alternate or previous names Snowflake Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.86619, 46.86822 (WGS84)
Relative position N AND ADJACENT TO HIGGENS MINE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nevada Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 013N 010W 21 SW OF NE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1968)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Scheelite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrolusite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Newland Formation
    Rock description Newland Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granitic rock

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ogden Mountain Quartz Monzonite

Ore body information

  • Strike N 75 W
    Dip 37 NE
    Thickness 0.3M
    Width 0.91M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Big Blackfoot (Ogden Mountain) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Russell, William And Bowen, Cliff
    Home office Helmville, Mt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 33.53M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT, SHORT DRIFT E FROM INCLINE BOTTOM, ADITS (CAVED), INACTIVE 1958

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 6334, P. 6, 52, 53.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 98, P. 45.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 10, P. 55.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIGHT COLORED SILL BOARDERS VEIN DISAPEARS BELOW FAULT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1980 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.