| 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: | -112.25171, 46.32629 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 6.1 KM N OF BASIN. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 005W | 29 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| 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 or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| 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 |
| (1) | Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N 75 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY NORTH |
| Length | 24.38M |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Depth to bottom | 39.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Basin (Cataract, Comet) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 53.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11017 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 36-7.
USGS BULL 527, P. 121.
USGS BULL 842, P. 294.
USGS BULL 1151, P. 117, PL.1
MBMG BULL 16, P. 37.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE SHOOT IN OLD WORKINGS. STRIKE RANGES N 70 W TO N 80 W. |
| 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 |
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