| Deposit ID | 10078302 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026571 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Norwich Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.58006, 46.01879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1741 |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF BUTTE, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Butte North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(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 | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003N | 008W | 10,15 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Rhodochrosite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| (1) | -112.58006, 46.01879 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | One Major Cross Fault, East - West Fault System, Northwest Fault System, Northeast Fault System |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 82 DEG E |
| Dip | 57 DEG S |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Norwich Min. Co And Umont Min. Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | I. G. Irving And R. H. Nelson |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1676.4M |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026571 |
HO, AU - N60C, 1957 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NORWICH MINE, SILVER BOW COUNTY, MONTANA, MASTERS THESIS, MONTANA SCHOOL OF MINES (MONTANA TECH). VOLS. 1 AND 2
COLE, J. W., 1951 , INVESTIGATION OF THE NORWICH MANGANESE DEPOSIT, SILVER BOW COUNTY, MONT: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4784 , 14 P.
COLE, J.W., 1951, INVESTIGATION OF THE NORWICH MANGANESE DEPOSIT, SILVER BOW COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO. 4784, 14 P.
1951 DIREXPL U. S. BUREAU OF MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE VEINS IN MINE AREA, NORWICH, PLUTUS, AND "HANGING WALL" VEINS, NORWICH VEIN HAS PRIMARY CONSIDERATION AND IS DESCRIBED ABOVE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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