| Deposit ID | 10019949 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Leiter Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11476, 45.55046 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2530 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE SE OF LEITERVILLE, 8 MILES NE OF SHERIDAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Noble Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(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 | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003S | 004W | 29 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cherry Creek Group | ||||
| Rock description | Cherry Creek Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.11476, 45.55046 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tobacco Root Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ritney Synform, Fracture Systems Trend N 25 E And N 70 E |
| Strike | N 25 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Discoverer | David Mccranor |
| District name | Sheridan (Wisconsin Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. Z. Leiter (Estate) |
| Home office | Sheridan |
| First year | 1933 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 365.76M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12029 |
USGS BULL 574, P. 137.
MBMG MEM 9, P. 42.
MBMG MEM 41, P. 18.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-28-1963
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 57
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO VEINS, THE GREY EAGLE, STRIKING N 70 E, AND THE SHERIDAN, STRIKING N 25 E. DIPS ARE VERTICAL. IMPORTANT PRODUCTION WAS FROM THE SHERIDAN VEIN. |
| Deposit | MINE WORKED OXIDIZED ORE IN LATE 1890'S. COMMERCIAL SULPHIDE ORE IS REPORTEDLY PRESENT IN DEEPEST SHAFT. (MBMG MEMOIR 9). AN ATTEMPT TO REOPEN PROPERTY IN 30'S WAS NOT COMPLETED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870'S |
| 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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