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General Harris Prospect

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094762
MRDS ID DB02215
Record type Site
Current site name General Harris Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.13838, 46.3699 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 3.3 KM NE OF WICKES.

Site location context

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)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 004W 08 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 1 MI E OF BLACKBIRD GROUP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result PROBABLY ASSAY AT 15-20% OF BOTH MANGANESE AND IRON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
    Rock description Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.13838, 46.3699
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike N 70 E
    Dip 85 N
    Width 0.46M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractured Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) District

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW TRENCHES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRACTURED MINERALIZED ZONE 75 FT. WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-80 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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