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Old Glory North Iron Deposit

Prospect in Silver Bow county in Montana, United States with commodities Iron, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124388
MAS/MILS ID 0300930274
Record type Site
Current site name Old Glory North Iron Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.64119, 45.7141 (WGS84)
Elevation 2316
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Melrose(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)

Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001 S 008 W 30 SESESW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.64119, 45.7141
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 35N
    Thickness 52M
    Length 305M
    Width 92M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 0.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N90E:35N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 820825

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1943

Mining district

District name Unorganized District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SILVER BOW COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUGGESTED METHODS OF MINING IS OPEN PIT OR STRIPMINING TOTAL WORKINGS-19 CUTS, PITS, AND A SHAFT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Montana Bureau Of Mines And Geology Wmj U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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