| Deposit ID | 10019107 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08618 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Plutarc Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Snowflake Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.86619, 46.86822 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | N AND ADJACENT TO HIGGENS MINE |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 013N | 010W | 21 | SW OF NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Newland Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Newland Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Granitic rock |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ogden Mountain Quartz Monzonite |
| Strike | N 75 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 37 NE |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Big Blackfoot (Ogden Mountain) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Russell, William And Bowen, Cliff |
| Home office | Helmville, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08618 |
USBM RI 6334, P. 6, 52, 53.
MBMG BULL 98, P. 45.
MBMG BULL 10, P. 55.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LIGHT COLORED SILL BOARDERS VEIN DISAPEARS BELOW FAULT |
| 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 |
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