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Barnes Mine

Occurrence in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019290
MRDS ID DC09395
Record type Site
Current site name Barnes Mine
Alternate or previous names Nelly Claims, Copper Queen, Snow Storm, Black Bear

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.15452, 46.45683 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 5.8 KM E OF MAXVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Maxville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint-Rock(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 Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N 012W 07 CENTER OF E2 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 1.0 KM SE OF THE BLUE BELL MINE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Secondary

Analytical data

Result SEVERAL PERCENT COPPER

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ellis Formation;Phosphoria Formation (Retort Member)
    Rock description Ellis Formation;Phosphoria Formation (Retort Member)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.15452, 46.45683
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Princeton Anticline

Comments on the geologic information

  • SANDY MEMBERS RICH IN FOSSILS, ORGANIC REMAINS COATED WITH RED COPPER OXIDE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Douglas Creek (Gird Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS, ADITS

Comments on development

  • NELLY AND COPPER QUEEN ARE ON N SIDE OF GIRD CREEK AND SNOW STORM AND BLACK BEAR ARE ON THE S SIDE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAJOR FAULT ZONE 40 FT WIDE STRIKING N 30 W AND DIPPING 65 NE CROSSES THE PROPERTY AND DISPLACES THE STRATA ON THELIMB OF THE PRINCETON ANTICLINE TO THE E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1982 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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