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Mountain Mine

Past Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  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 10019704
MRDS ID DC11184
Record type Site
Current site name Mountain Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.27202, 46.8166 (WGS84)
Relative position 5.7 KM NE OF BEARTOWN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elevation Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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 Powell
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 013W 08 NW OF NW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • Powell county was promoted to first place to agree with lat/long. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 46-49-0N 113-16-47W (46.81667 -113.27972); UTM N<blank> E<blank> Z<blank>; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 012N, RNG 013W, Sect 08, Sect_fract NW OF NW. The lat/long fall 600m WSW of the location shown on topo maps and in Geonames (NAD83 46.8165991 -113.2720158 464900N 1131619W). The lat/long was changed to the Geonames coordinates. PLSS remained correct. Location accuracy was changed from Est to Acc.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 16% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Stock At Top 10 Deep
    Rock description Stock At Top 10 Deep
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Madison Group;Jefferson Limestone{Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation{Hasmark
    Rock description Madison Group;Jefferson Limestone{Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation{Hasmark
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.27202, 46.8166
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 60.96M
    Width 3.05M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Top O'Deep District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner H. P. Hanifin

Comments on the production information

  • ONE CARLOAD SHIPPED.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 42.67M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT SUNK AT CONTACT, AT 40 FT DRIFTS 50 FT IN LENGTH EXTEND N AND S FROM SHAFT, A FEW WORKINGS ALONG OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 07-AUG-2008 Schruben, Paul U.S. Geological Survey Fixed lat/long - county disagreement.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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