| Deposit ID | 10071339 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014673 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morning Glory Mine |
| Related records | 10197074 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.24394, 46.31768 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 5 KM NORTHEAST OF BASIN, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Thompson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Boulder(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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 005W | 33 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY 1945-1947, 507 TONS OF ORE, 0.18 OZ/TON AU, 28.3 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Boulder Batholith, Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith);Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Boulder Batholith, Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith);Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff |
| (1) | -112.24394, 46.31768 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith; South-Trending Syncline In Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Comet-Gray Eagle Shear Zone, Roof Pendant Of Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics. |
| General form | SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 W |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Width | 2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| District name | Basin (Cataract, Comet) District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Milton Gilmer |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Milton, Gilmer, Boulder, Mt. And M. H. Dorweiler, W. Nebraska St., Algona, Iowa 50511 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 975.36M |
| Overall depth | 100M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014673 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 35, 104.
USGS PP 428, P. 53, 88, PL. 1.
MBMG BULL 58, P. 20.
MBMG BULL. 16, P. 104
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE WITH ABUNDANT CARBONATE MINERALS CONTAINS LESS GALENA AND SPHALERITE AND IS VERY LOW IN SILVER. NARROW ORE SHOOTS HAVE BEEN MINED FROM 4 IRREGULAR VEINS WITHIN A WIDE ALTERED CRUSHED ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1976 | Krohn, Douglas H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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