| Deposit ID | 10019361 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC09679 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baldy Smith Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.22311, 46.66934 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.2 KM N OF SKELLY GULCH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Austin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011N | 005W | 34 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Corkite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Flathead Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Flathead Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.22311, 46.66934 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| General form | IRREGULAR PARALLEL BANDS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | 45 W |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Austin District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Baldy Smith |
| Home office | Austin, Mt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC09679 |
USGS BULL 842, P. 62
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED ZONE SEVERAL FT WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.