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Rarus Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Barium-Barite, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019590
MRDS ID DC10892
Record type Site
Current site name Rarus Mine
Alternate or previous names Ratus

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.08338, 46.3924 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 2.1 KM NW OF CORBIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jefferson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 004W 03 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 1.9 KM NE OF GREGORY MTN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • 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)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.08338, 46.3924
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • General form OVERLAPPING LENSES
    Strike N 75-85 E
    Dip 65 N
    Width 1.52M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • AN ADIT DRIFT WITH A FLOODED WINZE BELOW AND A SMALL STOPE ABOVE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 428, P. 81, PL. 1.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 110.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OVERLAPPING LENSES ABOUT 100 FT LONG SEPARATED BY 15-25 FT OF ALTERED BUTTE QUARTZ MONZONITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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