| Deposit ID | 10069272 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002858 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snow White |
| Alternate or previous names | Snow White Silica |
| Related records | 10293971 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.97258, 46.25017 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2316 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | LOCATED ON BOTH ANACONDA AND MT POWELL QUADS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Deer Lodge(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Powell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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 | Deer Lodge |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006N | 011W | 27,28 | NW (27) | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Missoula Group | ||||
| Rock description | Missoula Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.97258, 46.25017 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast - Trending Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 20-65NE |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1963 |
| Discoverer | John J. Meloy |
| District name | Flint Creek Range Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Boggs And Davis, Inc., Ione, Wash. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John J. Meloy, Anaconda, Mt. 59711 , Anaconda, Mt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002858 |
ANONYMOUS, 1972, SILICA ROCK DEPOSITS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: REPORT NO. 3 RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH SECTION, INDUSTRIAL AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BURLINGTON NORTHERN INC., ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, P. 85, 86
MBMG BULL 84, P. 53.
MBMG BULL 54, P. 35-39.
MBMG BULL 58, P. 55.
1963 GEOLMAP US BUR MINES
1965 GEOCHEM MONT BUR MINES GEOL
1971 RECON BURLINGTON NORTHERN
MBMG BULL 54. P. 39.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 PERIODS OF MINERALIZATION: THE OLDER (LATE CRET) AND MORE PRODUCTIVE ORE BODIES ARE AURIFEROUS SILVER-LEAD VEINS IN TOURMALINIZED AND SERICITIZED QUARTZ MONZONITE IN THE UPPER PART OF THE BATHOLITH. THE TERTIARY DEPOSITS ARE LOW GRADE AND CONSIST OF ALTERED RHYOLITE IMPREGNATED WITH AU ALONG SMALL FRACTURES. IN SEVERAL MINE DUMPS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL HAS BEEN FOUND. |
| Deposit | A CONSIDERABLE PLACER DEPOSIT IS SAID TO REMAIN ON TRY AGAIN CREEK NEAR MOUNTAIN SUMMIT. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1963 (YEAR CLAIMS LOCATED) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1975 | Berg, Richard B. (Krohn, D. H.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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