Climax Apex Lode Group

Past Producer in Silver Bow county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101991
MRDS ID DC10743
Record type Site
Current site name Climax Apex Lode Group
Alternate or previous names Clipper

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.63422, 45.86379 (WGS84)
Elevation 2012
Relative position ELEVEN MILES SW OF BUTTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tucker Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Hole(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001N 008W 05,06 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ON HILLSIDE SOUTH OF CLIMAX GULCH, SECTIONS 5 AND 6.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerargyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Stephanite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Butte Quartz Monzonite;Aplite/Quartz Porphyry Dikes
    Rock description Butte Quartz Monzonite;Aplite/Quartz Porphyry Dikes
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.63422, 45.86379

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bouulder Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein Is Cut By Faults Striking N 40 E And Dipping 75w.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 E
    Dip 85 S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins Are Associated With Dikes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Divide Creek Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. S. Knowlson
    Home office Colorado Springs. Co.
    First year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner Intermountain Deaconess Home For Children
    Home office Helena, Mt.
    First year 1978

Production statistics

  • Year 1920
    Period 1907-1920
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1 Oz. Au/Ton, 20 Oz. Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 565g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 28g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATED IN LATE 1800'S BY CLIMAX MINING CO.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT AND UNDERGROUND WORKINGS, SEVERAL SHAFTS AND DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REYNER, M.L., 1950, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES, 1949: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEMOIR 31, P. 99-100.

  • Deposit

    SAHINEN, U.M., 1950, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS-HIGHLAND MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 32, P. 35

  • Deposit

    HANSEN, M., 1971, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES-1970: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 82, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    LAWSON, D., 1977, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES-1976: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULLETIN 103, P. 22.

  • Deposit

    1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 57

  • Production

    MBMG MEM. 31

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATENTED LODE CLAIMS: MONUMENT, BACKBONE, FIRST CLASS, FRACTION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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