| Deposit ID | 10196917 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300130040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Benton Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Big Snowy, Spokane |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.70084, 46.94771 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2195 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cascade(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Neihart(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Belt(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(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 | Cascade |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 014 N | 008 E | 27 | NWSWNW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.70084, 46.94771 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 91M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 91M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 120M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 2HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1891 |
| District name | Neihart Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Benton Group Mining Co. C/O D. Hatfield |
| Interest | 99 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300130040 |
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR 13, 1935, P. 58-59.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7589, 1951, P, 42-43.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Mcclernan | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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