| Deposit ID | 10019556 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10817 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belmont Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.52311, 46.01101 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.0 KM SE OF BIG BUTTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Butte North(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003N | 007W | 18 | SE OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.52311, 46.01101 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Dip | 62-67 S |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2.74M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | The Anaconda Co. |
| Home office | Hennessy Bldg., Butte, Mt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10817 |
MBMG BULL 10, P. 59.
USGS PP 74, P. 192, PL. X
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1953.
AIMMPE PART 10, CHAP. 65, P. 1399
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1984 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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