| Deposit ID | 10069776 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007457 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Queen of the Hills Mine |
| Related records | 10148121 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.95423, 45.67378 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2560 |
| Relative position | 8.5 MILES SOUTH OF WISE RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Vipond Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(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 | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 002S | 011W | 10 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Result | SELECTED DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.30 OZ AU/TON, 0.43 OZ AG/TON, 0.33% CU, 6.80% PB, AND 0.30% ZN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Beltain Series;Hasmark Form., Limestones |
| Rock description | Beltain Series;Hasmark Form., Limestones |
| (1) | -112.95423, 45.67378 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nnw Trending Faults |
| Strike | N 42 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 87 NW |
| Length | 228.6M |
| Width | 0.76M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Quartz Hill (Vipond) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Geo Resources, Inc, Dillon, Mt. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Geo Resources Inc., Williston, N. D. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007457 |
LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.
MBMG BULL 85.
USGS BULL 574, P. 79.
MBMG OPEN FILE NO. 95, 1982
1914 COMPILE WINCHELL, A. N., BULL. 574
1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN WAS MINED ALONG STRIKE FOR 250 FT. AN APPARENTLY BARREN, PARALLEL VEIN IS EXPOSED 190 FEET SE. QUARTZ VEINS OCCUR ENCLOSED IN FOLIATED GRANITIC ROCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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