| Deposit ID | 10019656 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11064 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Surprise Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Olson's Surprise |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.03448, 45.91879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1731 |
| 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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002N | 004W | 13,18 | SW OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Greyson Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Greyson Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.03448, 45.91879 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | West Bull Mtn. Block |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw To Ne Trending Folds And Faults |
| Strike | EAST - WEST |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85 S |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| District name | Whitehall (Cardwell) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11064 |
MBMG BULL 16.
ALEXANDER, R.G., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE WHITEHALL AREA, MONTANA YELLOWSTONE-BIGHORN RESEARCH PROJECT, CONTRIBUTION 195, 111 P.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-21-1961
1960 RECON MBMG BULLETIN 1
MBMG BULLETIN 16.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN RANGES 6 INCHES TO 4 FEET. VEIN PROBABLY EXTENSION OF CARBONATE MINE VEIN TO WEST. |
| 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.