| Deposit ID | 10019893 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11827 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pony Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.95364, 45.6674 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2256 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES WNW OF PONY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pony(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jefferson(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002S | 003W | 15 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pre-Belt Pony-Cherry Creek Gneiss Series | ||||
| Rock description | Pre-Belt Pony-Cherry Creek Gneiss Series | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.95364, 45.6674 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| District name | Pony |
|---|
| Year | 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1874-1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 633000mt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11827 |
Koschmann, A.H. and Bergendahl,M.H., 1968, Principal gold-producing districts of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 610, 283 pp.
GILBERT, 1935, DIRECTORY OF MONT. MINING PROPERTIES, MONT BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., MEM 15, P. 58.
USBM Minerals Yearbook 1936-59
REID, 1957, BEDROCK GEOL OF THE NORTH END OF THE TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MADISON CO, MONT., MONT. BUR OF MINES & GEOL, MEM 36, PL. 1.
WINCHELL, 1914, MINING DISTRICTS - DILLON QUAD., MONT, USGS BULL 574, P. 118.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-21-1961
LORAIN 1937, GOLD LODE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MADISON CO, MONT., USBM INF. CIR. 6972, P 29.
1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, BULL 574
1933 RECON MBMG MEM 9
1935 COMPILE MBMG MEM 15
1937 COMPILE USBM INF CIR. 6972
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.