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Mcdonald

Past Producer in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodities Lead, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10196788
MRDS ID D008840
MAS/MILS ID 0300010159
Record type Site
Current site name Mcdonald
Alternate or previous names Golden Dawn, Iris, Florence
Related records 10012858

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.89229, 45.2921 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ermont(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beaverhead(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 Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006 S 011 W 24 NESWSE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 85, 1972, P. 59.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL. 6, P. 63.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RESTORED BY FOREST SERVICE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-MAY-97 Winters, Dick U.S. Bureau of Mines

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