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Smith Prospect

Past Producer in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019926
MRDS ID DC11943
Record type Site
Current site name Smith Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.22448, 45.55684 (WGS84)
Elevation 1798
Relative position 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF TWIN BRIDGES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Old Baldy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jefferson(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003S 005W 21 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4, SE 1/4, SECTION 21.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pilgrim Limestone
    Rock description Pilgrim Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.22448, 45.55684
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tobacco Root Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Tobacco Root Fault

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 E
    Dip 30 N
    Width 0.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tidal Wave District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner E. J. Smith
    Home office Twin Bridges
    First year 1961
  • Type Owner
    Owner E. L. Craddock
    Home office Sheridan
    First year 1961

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE INCLINED SHAFT AND AN ADIT.

Comments on development

  • THE ADIT WILL INTERCEPT VEIN IF CONTINUED 190 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 24, P. 35-37.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-03-1962

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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