| Deposit ID | 10096465 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026530 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Ben Molybdenum |
| Related records | 10172739 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.71306, 46.96574 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 2.7 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEIHART MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cascade(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Neihart(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Belt(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 | Cascade |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 014N | 010E | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Molybdite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Gneisses And Schists | ||||||
| Rock description | Gneisses And Schists | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -110.71306, 46.96574 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Little Belt Mountains Are A Broad East - West Arch |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Significant Intrusion By Porphyries And Diorites |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1922 |
| Discoverer | Frank Mansikka Neihart, Montana |
| District name | Neihart District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Maniska, Neihart, Mont |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Manniska, Neihart Mont. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 198.12M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026530 |
HERDLICK, J. A., 1949 , INVESTIGATION OF THE BIG BEN MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, NEIHART DISTRICT, CASCADE, MONT; US BUREAU OF MINES REPT. OF INV. 4406
ROBERTSON, A. F., 1951 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA, U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRCULAR 7589 P 59 - 61
SCHAFER, P. A., 1935 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE NEIHART MINING DISTRICT, CASCADE COUNTY, MONTANA, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR NO. 13 P. 56 - 57
CREASEY, S.C., SCHOLZ, E.A., 1944, BIG BEN MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT, NEIHART MINING DISTRICT, CASCADE COUNTY: MONTANA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY PRELIMINARY REPORT, P. 29.
1943 DIREXPL BUREAU OF MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRONGER FRACTURES HAVE PREFERRED TRENDS FROM N 20 DEG E TO N 85 DEG E, DIPS BOTH TO NORTH AND TO SOUTH. DIAMOND DRILL HOLES DELINEATE DEPOSIT OF AT LEAST 520 FT LONG X 270 FT WIDE X 365 FEET DEEP. |
| Deposit | US BUREAU OF MINES REPT. OF INV. 4406 GIVES DETAILED INFORMATION ON DRILL CORES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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