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Monarch Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019330
MRDS ID DC09543
Record type Site
Current site name Monarch Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.0898, 46.51239 (WGS84)
Relative position 1200 FT S OF THE FOREST ROSE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dunkleberg Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(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 Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 012W 27 NW OF NE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 1.5 KM NW OF GOLDBERG RESERVOIR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1958)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result 1.3-14% ZN, 0.6-7.4% PB, 0.8-8.2 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU. ONE SAMPLE HAD 0.1% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Colorado Formation;Kootenai Formation
    Rock description Colorado Formation;Kootenai Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.0898, 46.51239
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Dunkleberg Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Royal Stock

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE ANTICLINE HAS A NORTHWARD TREND AND PLUNGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dunkleberg District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL TRENCHES, AN ADIT WITH DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5014, P. 15, FIG. 3, 4B, 13

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

Beyond USGS

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

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