| Deposit ID | 10019742 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11342 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Corn Cracker Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.20698, 45.53879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 7 MILES EAST OF TWIN BRIDGES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Old Baldy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003S | 005W | 27,34 | SE OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Metabasalt Dike Or Sill | ||||||||
| Rock description | Metabasalt Dike Or Sill | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Pony Gneiss |
| Rock description | Pony Gneiss |
| (1) | Quartzofeldspathic gneiss |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Strong Fissure Zone Trending N30e, 75e North Trending Syncline. |
| General form | LENS-LIKE SULPHIDE BANDS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | 70 E |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 0.15M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tidal Wave District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Steiner, Missoula; Bugdon, Twin Bridges |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 198.12M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11342 |
MBMG MEM 9, P. 38.
USBM IC 6972, P. 68.
MBMG BULL 24, P. 40.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-03-1961
1935 RECON MBMG MEMOIR 9
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6972, MBMG BULL. 24
| 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 |
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