| Deposit ID | 10042335 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060086 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nye Basin Lip |
| Alternate or previous names | Lower Basin |
| Related records | 10245914 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.85829, 45.38075 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI SOUTH OF ZOETEMAN LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stillwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nye(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Red Lodge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Billings(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Stillwater(hydrologic unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Stillwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005S | 015E | 22 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Palladium Critical | Primary |
| Rhodium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Olivine | Gangue |
| Result | DRILL HOLE ANALYSES INDICATED ABOUT 5% CR2O3. AVERAGE OF CHROMITITE SAMPLES: 65.8 PPB PT, 45.2 PPB PD, 53.3 PPB RH (MAX. 110 PPB PT, 89 PPB PD, 100 PPB RH) |
|---|
| Model code | 2 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 2a |
| Deposit model name | Bushveld Cr |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -109.85829, 45.38075 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Stillwater Complex Is Exposed Along The Northern Margin Of The Beartooth Uplift, One Of Several Laramide Basement-Cored Ranges That Make Up The Rocky Mountain Foreland Of South-Central Montana (Foose And Others, 1961: Kulik And Schmidt, 1988) |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Local Faults Of Small Offset |
| General form | MASSIVE BAND AND DISSEMINATED |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | NE |
| Thickness | 0.05M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | In Stillwater Complex |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060086 |
WIMMLER, N.L., 1948, INVESTIGATION OF CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE STILLWATER COMPLEX, STILLWATER AND SWEETGRASS COUNTIES, MONT.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4368, P. 26-29.
ZIENTEK, M.L., 1993, MINERAL RESOURCE APPRAISAL FOR LOCATABLE MINERALS: THE STILLWATER COMPLEX, IN HAMMARSTROM, J.M., ZIENTEK, M.L., AND ELLIOTT, J.E., EDS., MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE ABSAROKA-BEARTOOTH STUDY AREA, CUSTER AND GALLATIN NATIONAL FORESTS, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 93-207, P. F1-F83.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2-3 FT OF DISSEMINATED ORE LIES ADJACENT TO MASSIVE BAND. DEPOSIT IS NARROW AND LOW GRADE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1973 | Dohrenwend, John C. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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