| Deposit ID | 10108485 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08952 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Era Mine |
| Related records | 10269232 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.88617, 45.31796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2149 |
| Relative position | 3 AIR MILES NNW OF ARGENTA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ermont(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)
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 | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006S | 011W | 13 | NE OF NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 5 CARLOADS ORE- AVG CONTENT: 4.35 OZ/TON AU, 21.54 OZ/TON AG, 25% PB. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Spokane |
| Rock description | Spokane |
| (1) | -112.88617, 45.31796 |
|---|
| Strike | N 5 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 S |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Discoverer | W.D. Booth |
| Year of first production | 1884 |
| Production years | PRE-1900 |
| District name | Argenta District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. F. Imbs (Estate) |
| First year | 1931 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08952 |
MBMG BULL 6, P. 72.
MBMG BULL 85, P. 49-50.
1931 RECON M.B.M.G. BULL. 6
1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
M.B.M.G. BULL. 6
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WELL DEFINED VEIN HAS BEEN STOPED TO THE SURFACE NEAR THE SHAFT AND WAS FROM ONE TO FOUR FEET WIDE |
| 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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