| Deposit ID | 10019950 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Noble Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Company Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.1092, 45.53657 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2347 |
| Relative position | 7 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 | 33 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | DUMP SAMPLE FROM UPPER ADIT HAD 0.30 OZ/TON AU, 1.5 OZ/TON AG. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Trachyte And Quartz Porphyry | ||||||
| Rock description | Trachyte And Quartz Porphyry | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Rock unit name | Cherry Creek Limestone-Marble;Quartzofeldspathic Gneiss;Hornblende Gneiss |
| Rock description | Cherry Creek Limestone-Marble;Quartzofeldspathic Gneiss;Hornblende Gneiss |
| (1) | -112.1092, 45.53657 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tobacco Root Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N 30 E Fractures And Folds |
| Strike | N 30 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 NW |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Depth to top | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1864 |
| District name | Sheridan (Wisconsin Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Noble Mining And Milling Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1188.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12030 |
USGS BULL 574, P. 135.
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. BULLETIN 57
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AT NORTH END OF CLAIM ORE IS OFFSET BY FAULT. ORE DIRECTION CHANGES TO N-S, DIPPING 45 W. ORE NEAR FAULT IS VERY LOW GRADE. |
| Deposit | TANSLEY (1933) STATES THAT ORE DEPOSIT OCCURS WITHIN THE DIKE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| 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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