| Deposit ID | 10019654 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11061 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Inspiration Mine |
| Related records | 10294514 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.02587, 45.91657 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | 4 MI NE OF WHITEHALL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Butte(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002N | 003W | 19 | NE OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Greyson Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Greyson Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.02587, 45.91657 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | West Bull Mtn. Block |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Zone, Nw To Ne Trending Normal And Reverse Faults, Folds. |
| Strike | N 80 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 58 S |
| Length | 21.34M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| District name | Whitehall (Cardwell) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wegener, William G. |
| Home office | Whitehall, Mt. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11061 |
MBMG BULL 16.
ALEXANDER, R.G., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE WHITEHALL AREA, MONTANA YELLOWSTONE-BIGHORN RESEARCH PROJECT, CONTRIBUTION 195, 111 P.
LINDQUIST, A.E., STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THE WHITEHALL MINING DISTRICT, JEFFERSON CO., MT: MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, 1966, P. 27.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-21-1961
1960 RECON MBMG BULLETIN 1
MBMG BULLETIN 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.