| Deposit ID | 10019794 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11556 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belmont Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.31811, 46.7449 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.5 KM SW OF MARYSVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Greenhorn Mountain(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 012N | 006W | 35 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | $10-20/TON AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Belmont Prophyry;Marysville Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Belmont Prophyry;Marysville Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Helena Limestone |
| Rock description | Helena Limestone |
| (1) | -112.31811, 46.7449 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Marysville Stock |
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Marysville District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Crescent, Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11556 |
USGS BULL 527, P. 73.
USGS BULL 842, P. 63.
USGS PP 57, P. 109-10, PL.1
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK IN 1933, 1939, 1942, 1952
USGS BULL 842; USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A SYSTEM OF VEINS RUNNING AT HIGH ANGLE TO THE SURFACE. THE SOUTH (MAIN) VEIN'S STRIKE RUNS W TO NW AND FORKS TO TNE W INTO 2 MAIN BRANCHES. THE NORTH VEIN STRIKES NW TO N. IT FORKS TO THE E. ORE IS FOUND FROM THE 4TH LEVEL TO THE SURFACE. THE VEINS DO NOT CONTINUE ACROSS LARG DIKE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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