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Bullion Mine

Occurrence in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094763
MRDS ID DB02222
Record type Site
Current site name Bullion Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.30625, 46.4616 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 2.4 KM SE OF JERICHO MOUNTAIN., 200, 200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Three Brothers(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)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR BULLION PARKS, W OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)
  • Political location in record is Powell county. However, original lat/long plots 70 m inside adjacent Lewis and Clark county, east of the continental divide. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 46-27-45N 112-18-20W (46.4625 -112.30556); UTM N<blank> E<blank> Z<blank>; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 008N, RNG 006W, Sect 12, Sect_fract NW OF NW. The original lat/long agrees with the PLSS coordinates only if the lat/long is recalculated using the WGS84 datum. Geonames locates the Bullion Mine very close to the mine shaft symbol on the USGS topo sheet due west of Bullion Parks. This is consistent with the verbal description NEAR BULLION PARKS, W OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, so the lat/long was changed to the Geonames coordinates NAD83 46.461598 -112.30625. The PLSS coordinates were cleared.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyritization Of Wall Rock

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Bathoth)
    Rock description Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Bathoth)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.30625, 46.4616
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elliston District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • VERTICAL SHAFT, NOW CAVED, RELATIVELY DEEP AS INDICATED BY THE SIZE OF THE DUMP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-80 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 12-SEP-08 Schruben, Paul U.S. Geological Survey Fixed lat/long - county disagreement.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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