| Deposit ID | 10042787 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060815 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Skyline Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | John Sloss |
| Related records | 10270217 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.88004, 46.28879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2545 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES NE OF ELKHORN, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elkhorn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006N | 002W | 08 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS FROM SHAFT BETWEEN 94 AND 164 FT AVERAGED 0.022 OZ AU AND 0.8 OZ AG/TON, 0.6% PB, 0.4% ZN, TRACE CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics-Andesitic Flows, Tuffs, And Intrusives |
| Rock description | Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics-Andesitic Flows, Tuffs, And Intrusives |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| (1) | -111.88004, 46.28879 |
|---|
| General form | ELLIPTICAL |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 71.63M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Elkhorn Mining District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Smith, Walter And Christine |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tangen, L. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ingman, A. D. |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Elkhorn Consolidated, Inc. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 131.06M |
| Overall depth | 71.63M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060815 |
ROBY, R.N., ACKERMAN, W.C., FULKERSON, F.B. AND CROWLEY, F.A., 1960, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 16, P. 63
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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