| Deposit ID | 10071880 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015576 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | January Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.69698, 46.4149 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1817 |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOWNSEND, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Broadwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Winston(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 | 008N | 001W | 26 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||
| Rock unit name | Andesite;Quartz Monzonite Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Andesite;Quartz Monzonite Stock | ||||
| |||||
| 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) | -111.69698, 46.4149 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith, Lombard Overthrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Vein Is Zone Of Shearing Containing Blocks Of Country Rock Along Fault Fissure |
| General form | VEIN FILLING |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 DEG W |
| Dip | 75 DEG N |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Depth to bottom | 121.92M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| District name | Winston District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | January Mining Co. |
| Home office | Box 877, Helena Mont. 59601 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015576 |
EARLL, F. N., 1964, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF WINSTON MINING DISTRICT, BROADWATER COUNTY, MONTANA, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 41, P. 17-18, 44-46.
EARLL, F. N., 1964, WINSTON MINING DISTRICT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE QUOTED DIP IS THAT FOUND ON THE UPPER (6 LEVEL) THE DIP FLATTENS SOMEWHAT ON THE LOWER (3 LEVEL) TO APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES NORTH |
| Deposit | THE PRODUCTION FIGURES QUOTED REFLECT THE JANUARY MINE AS THE MAJOR PRODUCER WITH FIGURES FROM AT LEAST 2 OTHER MINES ADDED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1977 | Mckenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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