| Deposit ID | 10019655 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11062 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Hit Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.03893, 45.92157 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| 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 | SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Andesite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Greyson Shale |
| Rock description | Greyson Shale |
| (1) | -112.03893, 45.92157 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Disconcordant Intrusion, Nw To Ne Trending Folds And Faults |
| General form | SMALL IRREGULAR SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 65 E |
| Dip | 50 SE |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| District name | Whitehall (Cardwell) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. W. Wolfe |
| Home office | Whitehall, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 53.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11062 |
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. MONT: MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, 1966, P. 86
GODDARD, B., THE LUCKY HIT MINE OF JEFFERSON CO. MONT. MONT. SCHOOL OF MINES, B.S. THESIS, 1953. YOUNG, F.M., CROWLEY, F.A., AND SAHINEN, U.M., MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD AND ZINC MINING. MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 30, 1962, P. 27.
1953 GEOLMAP MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, B.S. THESIS
1960 RECON MBMG BULLETIN 16
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 |
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