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Kirby Mine

Past Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098055
MRDS ID DC09918
Record type Site
Current site name Kirby Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.58006, 46.38046 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 10.8 KM ESE OF DEERLODGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Baggs Creek(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)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 008W 10 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ON N. BRANCH OF ROCKER GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.58006, 46.38046
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Width 0.33M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Emery (Zosell) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Lightfoot, A. D.
    Home office Deer Lodge, Mt. 59722

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 106.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT WITH HOIST

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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