| Deposit ID | 10101943 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02223 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bluestone Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.14838, 46.35129 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1844 |
| Relative position | 3.6KM W 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 | 18 | SW OF SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CARBONATE ORE YIELDING $48/TON |
|---|
| 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) | -112.14838, 46.35129 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Strike | NW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50N |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Colorado (Corbin-Wickes) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Isaac Nyland And Bros |
| Home office | Wickes Mt. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02223 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 49, 108.
USGS BULL 842, P. 238.
USGS PP 428, P. 81
MBMG BULL 16, P. 108.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN CAN BE TRACE ON THE SURFACE FOR ABOUT 600 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.