| Deposit ID | 10098030 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02185 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Crown Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.08366, 46.68518 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ON SUMMIT OF THE SCRATCHGRAVEL HILLS, ON THE MAIN RIDGE JUST NORTH OF THE HIGHEST PEAK (SUMMIT 5,250 FT.) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Scratchgravel Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011N | 004W | 26,27 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS |
|---|---|
| Result | SMALL LOT 120 FT. LEVEL $85/TON AG. OTHER PLACES $16-18/TON AU |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Belt Series |
| Rock description | Belt Series |
| (1) | -112.08366, 46.68518 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock |
| Strike | N 30-40 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40 NW |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 1.98M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1893 |
| District name | Scratchgravel Hills District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 207.26M |
| Overall depth | 115.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02185 |
USGS BULL 842, P. 48-9, PL. 3
USGS BULL 842, P. 48.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RICH ORE OCCURS IN STREAKS AND BUNCHES. THE VEIN IS MADE UP OF 2 PARALLEL 20 IN LAYERS. BETWEEN THEM IS ALTERED GRANITE WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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