| Deposit ID | 10172743 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300490422 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Blackfoot |
| Alternate or previous names | Blackfoot Underground |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.75701, 46.94319 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Moose Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 014 N | 009 W | 14 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Model code | 153 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c + 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, quartz adularia |
| Mark3 model number | 25 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | BELT GROUP |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | BELT GROUP |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | OGDEN MOUNTAIN QUARTZ MONZONITE STOCK |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.75701, 46.94319 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | BOULDER BATHOLITH; E LIMB OF LARGE ANTICLINE; N-TRENDING FAULTS CUT BY NE-T |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure name | OGDEN MOUNTAIN QUARTZ MONZONITE |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Focal Resources Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sunshine Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | In-situ |
|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1998 |
| Total resources | 8170000mt ore |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300490422 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300490153 | Deposit ID 10196373 (Blackfoot Mine) |
AVERY, D.W. MONTANA DIRECTORY - IN PREP.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAYDIRT. SUNSHINE TO DEVELOP BIG BLACKFOOT
GOLD MINE IN MT. NOV. 1987, P. 12A.
SPOKESMAN REVIEW (SPOKANE, WA). GOLD PROJECT'S VALUE CUT. JAN. 29, 1992.
MINING RECORD. INLAND GOLD ADJUSTS VALUE OF BIG BLACKFOOT PROJECT. FEB. 5, 1992.
RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES AND MINING COMPANIES, P215.
MBMG BULL 98, P. 40-45
USBM RI 6334, P. 51-53.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE MAS PROPERTY FILE BLACKFOOT SEQ #0300490153 FOR UNDERGROUND DATA AND BIBLIOGRAPHY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-MAR-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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