| Deposit ID | 10019754 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11378 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jack Rabbit Mine |
| Related records | 10293673 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.85978, 45.28601 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1928 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE NORTH OF ARGENTA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Argenta(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006S | 010W | 29 | NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE SHIPPED ASSAYED 32 OZ AG/TON AND 16% CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Argenta Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Argenta Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Mission Canyon |
| Rock description | Mission Canyon |
| (1) | -112.85978, 45.28601 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stock |
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Discoverer | J.P. Fletcher |
| Production years | 1915-1919 |
| District name | Argenta District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. Latimer, K. Macphail |
| Home office | Butte, Mt. |
| First year | 1933 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11378 |
MBMG BULL 6, P. 76-77.
MBMG BULL 85, P. 58.
1931 RECON M.B.M.G. BULL. 6
1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS IN QUARTZ MONZONITE NEAR LIMESTONE CONTACT IN AREA OF NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING VEINS. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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