| Deposit ID | 10071324 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014655 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Cloud Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Red Cloud, Crescent, Lead King |
| Related records | 10124062 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.33982, 46.81961 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1792 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.5 KM SOUTH OF GARNET |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elevation Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula East(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 012N | 014W | 03 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 90% SIL, 4% FE, 3% S, 1OZ/TON AU, 1.5OZ/TON AG, SMALL AMOUNTS CU AND PB |
|---|---|
| Result | CONCENTRATES 4-8OZ/TON AU 6-12 OZ/TON AG |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Garnet Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Garnet Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Silver Hill Formation;Flathead Formation;Garnet Range Formation;Mcnamara Formation |
| Rock description | Silver Hill Formationt;Flathead Formationt;Garnet Range Formationt;Mcnamara Formationt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -113.33982, 46.81961 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bearmouth Overthrust, Deep Creek Anticline, Mount Baldy Synclinorium. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Vein Lies On Bedding Plane On Northern Limb And Near Crest Of Deep Creek Anticline Which Here Trends About N 80 W And Plunges About 30 W. Vein Is About 200 M North Of Axis Of Anticline. Vein Is Cut By Small Northeastery Normal Faults. Some Postmineral Movement Has Taken Place In The Plane Of The Vein. |
| General form | TABULAR-VEIN HAS BANDED STRUCTURE RED CLOUD VEIN LIES ALONG THE BEDDING PLANE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 W |
| Dip | 30 NE |
| Length | 1000M |
| Width | 2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Year of first production | 1897 |
| District name | Garnet (First Chance) District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mitchell And Mussingbrod Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mitchell And Mussingbrod Mining Co. C/O K. W. Haviland Deer Lodge, Mt |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 4000M |
| Overall depth | 150M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014655 |
USGS BULL 660 , P. 190-94, PL. 1X.
MBMG MEM NO 39, P. 28
MBMG MEM NO 31, P. 31
MBMG MEM. 31, MBMG MEM. 39, USGS BULL. 660-F
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LEAD KING WORKINGS AVERAGE STRIKE IS N50W, IN THE RED CLOUD THE STRIKE IS N70W AND THE DIP IS 25-35NE. 2 MAIN GROUPS OF ORE SHOOTS ABOUT 700 FT APART ON EACH SIDE OF THE CREEK. THE VEIN IS COMPOSED OF TWO OR MORE LAYERS SEPARATED BY THIN GREENISH-GRAY PARTINGS, AND EACH LAYER COMMONLY HAS A BANDED STRUCTURE. 3 NE FAULTS DIP STEEPLY NW AND EACH HAS SHIFTED THE VEIN N FROM 20-40 FT. |
| Deposit | RED CLOUD VEIN IS THE SOUTHERNMOST OF THREE VEIN SYSTEMS IN THE FIRST CHANCE DISTRICT. ON THIS PERSISTANT VEIN ARE THE ROBERT EMMET, FOURTH OF JULY, RED CLOUD, LEAD KING, AND CRESCENT MINES, NAMED IN ORDER FROM EAST TO WEST. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Krohn, Douglas H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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