| Deposit ID | 10101990 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10736 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Highland View Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.47449, 45.80823 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2256 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MILES SW OF PIPESTONE PASS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pipestone Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jefferson(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 001N | 007W | 28 | SW OF NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Talc-Soapstone | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Diorite;Butte Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock description | Diorite;Butte Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Limestone |
| Rock description | Limestone |
| (1) | -112.47449, 45.80823 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Margin Of Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Zone, Igneous Intrusives |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 E |
| Dip | 70 W |
| Width | 1.98M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1931 |
| Discoverer | W. F. Stratton, Listine |
| District name | Highland (Fish Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. F. Stratton |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 16.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10736 |
MBMG MEM 32, P. 47.
NEWCOMB, R. C., 1941, BRECCIA ORE BODY OF HIGHLAND MINE: ECON. GEOL., V. 36, NO. 2, P. 185-198.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 07-09-1963
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE FOLLOWS DIORITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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