| Deposit ID | 10071350 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014684 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nonpareil Mine |
| Related records | 10256256 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.13841, 46.39795 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 2.6 KM SE OF PRINCETON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maxville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(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 | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 012W | 32 | SW OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Madison Formation;Jefferson Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Madison Formationt;Jefferson Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -113.13841, 46.39795 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | On Crest Of Douglas Mountain Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 36M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1886 |
| Year of first production | 1891 |
| District name | Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. J. Maccalman, |
| Home office | 1010 5th St., Deer Lodge, MT 59722 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Non-Pareil Mining Co., C. H. Bielenderg, Sec-Treas. |
| Home office | 801 Milwaukee, Deer Lodge, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 85M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014684 |
USGS PP 78, P. 249.
SILVERMAN, A., 1965, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE FLINT CREEK RANGE, IN GEOLOGY OF THE FLINT CREEK RANGE, MONTANA: BILLINGS GEOL. SOC. 16TH FLD. CONF., P. 108-119
MBMG BULL 33, P. 11.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A FISSURE IN A ZONE NEAR THE FAULTED CONTACT OF THE JEFFERSON AND MADISON LIMESTONES. THE COUNTRY ROCK SHOWS MUCH BRECCIATION AND THE DISTURBED ZONE HAS A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 120 FT. NODULES OF GALENA WERE FOUND WITH A FEW FT OF THE SURFACE AND ARE SAID TO HAVE EXTENDED DOWNWARD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MINE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Krohn, Douglas H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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