| Deposit ID | 10172138 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004821 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010209 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | East Aurora Mine |
| Related records | 10101564 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.89979, 45.71679 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2292 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Vipond Park(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
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 | 001 S | 011 W | 25 | NESESE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.89979, 45.71679 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010209 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004821 | MAS references MRDS |
GOUDARZI, H., 1941, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE QUARTZ
HILL MINING AREA, BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: MS THESIS,
MONT. SCHOOL OF MINES, BUTTE, MT, 53 P.
MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 85, 1972, P. 133-134.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-SEP-1994 | Hughes, Curt A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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