| Deposit ID | 10019417 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC09991 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckeye Mine - Victoria Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.1342, 45.47157 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1774 |
| Relative position | 3 MI ENE OF SHERIDAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sheridan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004S | 004W | 19 | NE OF SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE HAD 6 OZ/TON AG, 1.5% PB, .5% ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Cherry Creek Series, Gneiss, Schist | ||||||
| Rock description | Cherry Creek Series, Gneiss, Schist | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -112.1342, 45.47157 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tobacco Root Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Strong Faults Trend N 30 E, 30 W. |
| Strike | N 30 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 35 NW |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Discoverer | Alfred Cisler |
| District name | Sheridan (Mill Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mortensen, Steve |
| Home office | Sheridan |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Buckeye Corp |
| Home office | Sheridan |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 182.88M |
| Overall depth | 54.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC09991 |
MBMG MEM 41, P. 17.
GILBERT, F.C., 1935, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEMOIR 15, P 48.
MBMG MEM 9, P. 43.
REYNER, M.J., 1950, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES, 1949: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 31, P. 63
YOUNG F., CROWLEY, F., AND SAHINEN, U.M., 1962, MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD-ZINC MINING: MT. BUR.MINES AND GEOL., BULLETIN 30, P. 30
MBMG MEM 31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS COMPLETELY WITHIN THE BRANDON GRANITE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.