| Deposit ID | 10019611 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10949 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Chief Iron Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.10647, 46.18072 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1987 |
| Relative position | 0.7 KM WEST OF OLSON GULCH RD. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Deer Lodge(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
West Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(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 | Deer Lodge |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005N | 012W | 16 | SW OF SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnet | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Result | 700 PPM ZN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Madison Formation |
| Rock description | Madison Formation |
| (1) | -113.10647, 46.18072 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mount Powell Batholith |
| Strike | N 45 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Olson Gulch District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0HA |
| Overall width | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10949 |
MBMG INF CIRC 13, P. 30.
USGS PP 78, P. 244.
USFS FIELD REPORT
EMMONS, 1913 USGS PROF. PAPER 78
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 ACRES OF DISTRUBED AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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