| Deposit ID | 10019658 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11067 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Midnight Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.03004, 45.9299 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | 5 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 | 003W | 18 | S2 OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| Rock unit name | Greyson Shale;Flathead Quartzite | ||
| Rock description | Greyson Shale;Flathead Quartzite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.03004, 45.9299 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | West Bull Mtn Block |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures, North Trending Faults And Folds |
| Strike | EAST - WEST |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65 S |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Production years | ITEMS 1-4: 1917-1949 |
| District name | Whitehall (Cardwell) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. Weber, L.Stoddard |
| Home office | Whitehall, Mt. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. R. Houghton |
| Home office | Boulder, Mt. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11067 |
MBMG BULL 16.
ALEXANDER, R.G., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE WHITEHALL AREA, MONTANA YELLOWSTONE-BIGHORN RESEARCH PROJECT, CONTRIBUTION 195, 111 P.
LINDQUIST, A.E., 1966, STRUCTURE AND MINERALIZATION OF THE WHITEHALL MINING DISTRICT,JEFFERSON CO., MONT: MT. SCHOOL OF MINES, M.S. THESIS, P. 76-77
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-21-1961
1960 RECON MBMG BULLETIN 16
1960 RECON MONT. SCHOOL OF MINES, LINDQUIST, A.E., M.S.
MBMG BULLETIN 16
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN WIDTH RANGES 6 INCHES TO 3 FT. |
| 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.