| Deposit ID | 10019772 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11439 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crescent Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.24588, 46.42101 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | 7.5 KM S OF RUMINI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chessman Reservoir(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)
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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 005W | 20,21,28,29 | NE OF NE (29); SE OF SE (20) | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | 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 | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.24588, 46.42101 |
|---|
| Strike | N70W |
|---|---|
| Dip | S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| District name | Basin (Cataract, Comet) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hall, William A. "Bill" |
| Home office | Box 295, Helena, Mt. 59601 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Holter (Estate) |
| Home office | Helena, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 266.7M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11439 |
MBMG BULL 30, P. 23.
MBMG BULL 16, P. 28, 102
MBMG BULL 109, P. 8.
USGS PP 428, P. 43, 61
MBMG BULL 16, P. 28
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 380 FT W OF PORTAL S VEIN BEGINS TO CHANGE STRIKE N75E. A THIRD VEIN WHICH DIPS 35S AND EXTENDS N67E FROM A POINT NEAR WHERE THE S. VEIN STARTS TO CHANGE STRIKE AND SHOULD INTERSECT N. VEIN. |
| 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 |
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