| Deposit ID | 10019385 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC09908 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black-Eyed May Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.57311, 46.38657 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2039 |
| Relative position | 12 KM E OF DEER LODGE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Baggs Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 008W | 02 | NE OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | $43/TON IN AU AG & PB. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -112.57311, 46.38657 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N 80 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 0.25M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Emery (Zosell) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC09908 |
MBMG BULL 98, P. 18, 56.
MBMG MEM 34, P. 3, 4, 9, 22, 26
USGS BULL 842, P. 282.
MBMG BULL 98, P. 56
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN IS A VERTICAL E-W TYPE. N-DIPPING FRACTURE ZONE ABOUT 3 FT IN WIDTH, WITH ABOUT 1 FT OF IRON-STAINED QUARTZ ON THE FOOTWALL SIDE AND A NUMBER OF SMALL QUARTZ STRINGERS ON THE INDISTINCT HANGING WALL. |
| Deposit | 5-10 ACRES DISTURED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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