| Deposit ID | 10105989 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026541 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lee Mountain |
| Related records | 10270593 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.25089, 46.48518 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 0.2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RIMINI, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Three Brothers(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 | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009N;008N | 005W;005W | 32,33;05 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | FROM LOWEST TUNNEL: $2-4/TON AU; 20 OZ/TON AG, 10 % PB; |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite(Boulder Ratholith) | ||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite(Boulder Ratholith) | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.25089, 46.48518 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Postmineral North - South Faults Dipping 80 Deg W Displacement Horizontal Offset 20 Feet Each, To Westlee Mountain-Valley Forge Shear Zone |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 E |
| Dip | 80 S |
| Length | 1524M |
| Width | 18.29M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Discoverer | John Caplice |
| Year of first production | 1864 |
| District name | Rimini District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cooper, A. T., Mgr. |
| Home office | Box 362 Helena, Mt 59601 |
| Year | 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.5 Oz/Ton Au, 11.6 Oz/Ton Ag, 6% Pb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1904 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1902-1904 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.25-0.5 Oz/Ton Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.12 Oz/Ton Au, 14 Oz/Ton Ag, 8 % Pb, 4 % Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1938 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1934-1938 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^ 15-30 Oz/Ton Ag | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2926.08M |
| Overall depth | 210.31M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026541 |
USGS PP 428, P. 55
USGS BULL 842, P. 255-57.
MBMG MEM 31, P. 56
USGS BULL 842, P. 83-84
USGS PP 428, P. 55.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRIKE AND DIP FIGURES PERTAIN TO SHEAR ZONE WITHIN WHICH THE ORE DEPOSITS OCCUR. ON LEVEL 7 THE VEIN IS MADE UP OF MANY PARALLEL STRINGERS, VEINS, AND LENSES WHICH ARE AS MUCH AS 10 FT WIDE IN A ZONE 60 FT WIDE. MOST VEINS AND LENSES STRIKE NE, THE VEIN IS CUT BY MANY NE, E AND NW-TRENDING FAULTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-77 | Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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