| Deposit ID | 10101936 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02161 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blizzard Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.14199, 46.36018 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 3 MILES WEST OF WICKES |
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)
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 | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 004W | 17,18 | SW OF NW (17); SE OF NE (18) | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | .1-.8 OZ/TON AU, 10-60 OZ/TON AG, 6-20% PB (ASSAYS OF OLD WORKINGS) |
|---|---|
| Result | .3 OZ/TON AU, 14 OZ/TON AG, 8.5% PB, 1.3% CU (1911 ASSAY) |
| Result | KNOPF, A., 1913, U.S.G.S. BULL. NO. 527, P. 111. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -112.14199, 46.36018 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Plane Dips 45-85n And Offsets Ore Vein |
| Width | 1.83M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1888 |
| District name | Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles F. Hendrickson |
| Home office | Corbin |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. S. And Alice Renquard |
| Home office | Butte, Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1249.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02161 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 49, 108.
USGS BULL 527, P. 111
USGS BULL 842, P. 242.
USGS BULL 428, P 75
MBMG BULL 16
MBMG BULL 16, P. 49.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALL VEINS ARE IN STEEPLY DIPPING FISSURES. AG-PB-ZN ORE MINED IN MIDDLE VEIN ON LOWER ADIT. N VEIN CONTAINS CU-AG-AU. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-79 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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