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Staples Mine

Past Producer in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019694
MRDS ID DC11168
Record type Site
Current site name Staples Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.28589, 46.7549 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 4.1 KM SE OF EDWARD MOUNTAIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canyon Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 006W 36 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • N OF CALUMET MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Calcite Gangue
Iron Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Helena Formation
    Rock description Helena Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.28589, 46.7549
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Marysville Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Marysville District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Henry Rudio

Comments on the production information

  • USGS BULL 842, P. 70.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 188.98M
    Overall depth 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL, 2 SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1982 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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