| Deposit ID | 10042799 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060834 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Marietta Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.71337, 46.37629 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 10 MILES NW OF TOWNSEND, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Broadwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Winston(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
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Broadwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 001W | 10,11,14,15 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 200 TONS SHIPPED IN 1954 AVERAGED 1.95 OZ AV. AND 6.35 OZ AG/TON, 3% PB, 2% ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Lower Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics-Andesite Flows |
| Rock description | Lower Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics-Andesite Flows |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -111.71337, 46.37629 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 W |
| Dip | 30 SW |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 762M |
| Width | 2.74M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 225.55M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| District name | Park (Indian Creek) District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Northern Milling Co., Inc. |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 4572M |
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Overall width | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060834 |
SCHELL, E.M., 1963, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARK (INDIAN CREEK) DISTRICT, BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 35
REED, G.C., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRC. 7592, P. 48-49
SCHELL, E.M., 1963, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 35 AND OME FILES.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1974 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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