| Deposit ID | 10019565 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10832 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snowdrift Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.54533, 46.03879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ON THE S SIDE OF ORO FINO GULCH, NEAR ITS HEAD. |
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 | 008W | 01 | W2 OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Rhodonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | RICH ORE RUNS 100 OZ/TON. |
|---|
| 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) | Granitic rock |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Dip | 70N |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10832 |
USGS PP 74, PL. 248-49, PL. X.
MBMG BULL 10, P. 67.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK, 1922
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A FAULT FISSURE WITH A N45E STRIKE AND A DIP OF 60 NW (FROM THE RARUS SERIES) CUTS THROUGH THE VEIN AND DISPLACES IT FOR 25-40 FEET. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1983 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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