| Deposit ID | 10069756 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007429 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blackshirt Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.23285, 46.15156 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2198 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.5 KM S OF SILVER LAKE. S ON STORM LAKE RD 1 MI W ON MOUNTAIN RD FOR 1 MI. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Deer Lodge(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(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 | 005N | 013W | 28 | SE OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Result | 0.65% WO3 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Jefferson Limestone |
| Rock description | Jefferson Limestone |
| (1) | -113.23285, 46.15156 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mine On East Limb Of Syncline, Host Rock Strikes N 40 E Dips 40 W Intrusive Granite Nearby. Cable Stock |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 E |
| Dip | 60 NW |
| Length | 20M |
| Width | 2M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver Lake District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. J. Meloy |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 182.88M |
| Overall length | 274.32M |
| Overall width | 10M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007429 |
USGS PP 78 PL 1.
USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 2, 27, 29, 32-33.
1906 GEOLMAP EMMONS AND CALKINS
1958 GEOLMAP USBM WALKER
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A FRACTURE ZONE CONTAINING 5-6 FT OF SHEELITE MINERALIZATION. THE ZONE IS CUT OFF BY AN E-W FAULT IN THE SHAFT. SHALLOW BULDOZING NE OF SHAFT FAILED TO FIND ORE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Krohn, Douglas H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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