Surprise Mine

Occurrence in Phillips county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tellurium
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Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10197875
MAS/MILS ID 0300710056
Record type Site
Current site name Surprise Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.61938, 47.91803 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Phillips(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Zortman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Zortman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lewistown(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fort Peck Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Fort Peck Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Phillips

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 025 N 024 E 15 SWNWSE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tellurium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.61938, 47.91803

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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