| Deposit ID | 10148934 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013397 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300450088 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New Mine Saphire Syndicate Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Yogo Mines, New Mine Sapphire Syndicate Mine, Yogo Sapphire Mine |
| Related records | 10070455 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.29393, 46.87771 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Judith Basin(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Woodhurst Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Judith(hydrologic unit)
Fort Peck Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Judith Basin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 013 N | 011 E | 23 | N2 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sapphire | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -110.29393, 46.87771 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1894 |
| Year of first production | 1895 |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rancor, Inc., Mr. Ronald, H. Kunisaki, Los Angeles, Ca. |
| Year | 1995 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300450088 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013397 | MAS references MRDS |
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 31, 1949, P. 47.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY IC 20, 1957, P. 26.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7602, 1951, P. 41-42.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF PRINCIPAL U.S.
GEMSTONE PRODUCERS IN 1993; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL
INDUSTRY SURVEYS, P. 33.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-AUG-95 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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