| Deposit ID | 10019672 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11103 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | High Ore Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Montana Consolidated Mine Hi-Ore |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.1981, 46.29434 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2.9 KM SW OF COMET. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(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 | 006N | 005W | 02 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Boulder Batholith;Butte Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock description | Boulder Batholith;Butte Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.1981, 46.29434 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | N60E (QUARTZ VEIN) |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65-70SE (QUARTZ VEIN) |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Basin (Cataract, Comet) District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Howard And Alice Johnson |
| Home office | Butte, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 7620M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11103 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 15, 31, 33, 103
USGS PP 428, P. 92.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1952, 1959, 1960.
MBMG BULL 16, P. 103 USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE DEPOSIT ALONG WALLS OF AN APLITE DIKE INTRUDED INTO QUARTZ MONZONITE (MBMG BULL 16). VEIN CONSISTS OF SILICIFE ORE DEPOSIT ALONG WALLS OF AN APLITE DIKE INTRUDED INTO QUARTZ MONZONITE (MBMG BULL 16). VEIN CONSISTS OF SILICIFED BUTTE QUARTZ MONZONITE AND STRINGERS OF WHITE TO BLUISH-GRAY QUARTZ (USGS PP 428). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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