| Deposit ID | 10070395 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013304 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dark Horse Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Darkhorse |
| Related records | 10172312 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.58924, 45.16711 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2774 |
| Relative position | 16 MILES SW OF JACKSON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goldstone Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salmon(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 | 008S | 016W | 05 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Malachite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 30% CU PLUS AU AND AG VALUES |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Lemhi | ||
| Rock description | Lemhi | ||
| |||
| (1) | -113.58924, 45.16711 |
|---|
| General form | STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Beaverhead Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cannon, Laura |
| Home office | Fallbrook, Ca |
| First year | 1972 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013304 |
BELL, ROBERT N., 1906, SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1905, P. 88.
USGS BULL 574, P. 77.
MBMG BULL 85, P. 35.
1906 COMPILE IDAHO MINE - INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1905
1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY; BULL. 528
1914 COMPILE WINCHELL; BULL. 574
1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WEAK BEDDING-PLANE QUARTZ VEIN 1 TO 2 FT. WIDE IS EXPOSED IN 2 ADITS 200 FT. NORTH OF THE MAIN SHAFT. BEDDING TRENDS N62W, 35 SW |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1976 | Bainbridge, Terri L.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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