| Deposit ID | 10019650 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11050 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Bug Mine |
| Related records | 10270090 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.39588, 45.95323 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2097 |
| Relative position | 4 MI SE OF BUTTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Homestake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jefferson(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 | 002N | 006W | 06 | NW OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.39588, 45.95323 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N 60 W TO N 80 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 S |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Homestake District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. F. Carmody |
| Home office | Elkhorn, Mt. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11050 |
MBMG BULL 16.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-19-1961
1960 RECON MT BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 1
M.B.M.G. BULL 16
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.