Uncle Sam Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Uranium, Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019636
MRDS ID DC11017
Record type Site
Current site name Uncle Sam Mine
Alternate or previous names Jennie B.
Related records 10173247

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.25171, 46.32629 (WGS84)
Relative position 6.1 KM N OF BASIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 005W 29 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 1 MI N OF THE JUNCTION OF UNCLE SAM AND CATARACT CRS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Uranium Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result RADIOACTIVITY BY GEIGER COUNTER SURVEY
Result ALTERED WALL ROCK .3 MR/HR, MAIN VEIN ZONE .4 MR/HR, BACKGROUND LEVEL WAS .007 MR/HR, URANIUM MINERALS NOT IDENTIFIED

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Aplite Dike;Butte Quartz Monzonite;Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
    Rock description Aplite Dike;Butte Quartz Monzonite;Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike N 75 W
    Dip STEEPLY NORTH
    Length 24.38M
    Width 3.66M
    Depth to bottom 39.62M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Aplite-Rhyolite Contact

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Basin (Cataract, Comet) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 609.6M
    Overall depth 53.34M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT ADITS, DRIFTS, CAVED. INCLINED SHAFT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE SHOOT IN OLD WORKINGS. STRIKE RANGES N 70 W TO N 80 W.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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