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M and L Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101984
MRDS ID DC10502
Record type Site
Current site name M and L Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.34533, 46.75268 (WGS84)
Elevation 1975
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 3.3 KM W OF MARYSVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canyon Creek(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 006W 34 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • NW STEEP SLOPE OF MOUNT BELMONT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Empire Shale
    Rock description Empire Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.34533, 46.75268
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Marysville Stock
Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 E
    Dip 70 S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Marysville District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Owen Byrnes

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LARGE AMT. ORE REMAINS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 COMPARTMENT SHAFT, DRIFTING AT LEVELS 90 AND 250. THESE WORKINGS ARE CONNECTED WITH THE EMPIRE MINE'STMAIN ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit E EXTENSION OF EMPIRE VEIN. THE VEIN NARROWS IN PLACES BUT BEYOND THEM THE VEIN WIDENS OUT TO ITS FULL STRENGTH.

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

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