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Marguerita Mine

Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10108508
MRDS ID DC11018
Record type Site
Current site name Marguerita Mine
Alternate or previous names Maruerita Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.28282, 46.3024 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position 4.8 KM NNW OF BASIN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 005W 31 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIDGE BETWEEN BASIN AND CATARACT CREEKS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1954)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Elkhorn Mountain Volcanic
    Rock description Elkhorn Mountain Volcanic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.28282, 46.3024
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 W
    Dip 80 N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Basin (Cataract, Comet) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Creeden Mines Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mayme Nelson
    Home office Helena, Mt.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 198.12M

Comments on the workings information

  • 500 FT ADIT, 150 FT SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 34, 103.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 1151, PL. 1.

  • Production

    MBMG BULL 16, P. 103.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ROBY'S LOCATION IN T7N, R4W IS IN ERROR . ROBY ALSO SAYS COUNTRY ROCK IS GRANITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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