| Deposit ID | 10071878 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015573 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Marietta Mine |
| Related records | 10172573 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.7067, 46.36462 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Relative position | 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOWNSEND, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Broadwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Giant Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Broadwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 001W | 15,14,11,10 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Andesite;Cret-Tert | ||||
| Rock description | Andesite;Cret-Tert | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -111.7067, 46.36462 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith, Lombard Overthrust Large North Trending Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Small Scale Faulting, Altered Dikes On At Least 2 Levels Of Marietta, Also Quartz Diorites, Andesite |
| General form | VEIN FILLING WITH SOME LOCALIZED THICKENING OF VEINS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 DEG W |
| Dip | 30 DEG SW |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 2.74M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1878 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | Park (Indian Creek) |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Northern Milling Co., Inc. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2651.76M |
| Overall depth | 134.11M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015573 |
SCHELL, E. M., 1963, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARK (INDIAN CREEK) DISTRICT, BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 35, P. 1-38
REED, G. C., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) BROADWATER COUNTY, MONT: US BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 7592, P. 48, 49
SCHELL, E. M., 1963, NORTHERN PART PARK (INDIAN CREEK) DISTRICT PRODUCTION IS FOR ENTIRE PARK (INDIAN CREEK) DISTRICT THE MARIETTA MINE IS PROBABLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST OF THIS PRODUCTION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIMENSIONS OF DEPOSIT APPROXIMATED VEIN RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM SEVERAL INCHES TO 9 FT. THE GENERAL STRIKE OF THE VEINS CHANGES ON EACH LEVEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1977 | Mckenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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