| Deposit ID | 10019847 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11704 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dexter Mine |
| Related records | 10269856 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.86478, 45.31546 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2103 |
| Relative position | 2.5 AIR MILES 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)
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006S | 010W | 15,17 | NW OF NW (17) | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lcret-Tert Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock description | Lcret-Tert Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Three Forks;Lodgepole |
| Rock description | Three Forks;Lodgepole |
| (1) | -112.86478, 45.31546 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Breccia Zone, Faults, Quartz Monzonite Stock |
| Width | 0.61M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Argenta District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Continental Divide Mines Co. |
| First year | 1931 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Henry Meine |
| Home office | Dillon |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 96.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11704 |
MBMG BULL 6, P. 74.
MBMG BULL 85, P. 47.
USGS OFR 79-1426, P. 22.
MEYERS, W.B., 1952, GEOL. MAP OF NW 1/4 OF WILLIS QUAD., BEAVERHEAD CO., MT: U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPORT.
1931 RECON M.B.M.G. BULL. 6
1952 GEOLMAP MEYERS, W.B., U.S.G.S. NW WILLIS QUAD
1979 RECON BERGER, B.R., U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE 79-1426
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS IN SHALE NOT FAR FROM INTRUSIVE CONTACT. |
| 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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