| Deposit ID | 10101971 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC09253 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Mask Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.94756, 45.18879 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | 3 AIR MILES NE OF BANNACK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bannack(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007S | 011W | 28 | SE OF SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| (1) | Granitic rock |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1934-35, 1942 |
| District name | Blue Wing District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Constance Crawford |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC09253 |
MBMG BULL 6, P. 38-39.
USGS MGI I-433
BERGER, B.R., AND OTHERS, 1979, GEOCHEM. RECON.-MINING DISTRICTS IN SO. PIONEER MTNS., MONTANA: U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1426, P. 13
MBMG BULL 85, P. 101.
1931 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 6
1965 GEOLMAP LOWELL, W.R., U.S.G.S. MAP I-433
1979 RECON BERGER, B.R., U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE 79-1426
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WELL DEFINED VEINS EXPOSED AT SURFACE. OXIDIZED ORE NEAR SURFACE BUT SULFIDES ARE REPORTED AT DEPTH. VEIN ON SURFACE RESEMBLES THE DEL MONTE VEINS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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