| Deposit ID | 10245445 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390063 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dissett Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Red Hill Mines |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.29232, 46.34959 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1728 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007 N | 014 W | 24 | C W2NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.29232, 46.34959 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300390063 |
MBM G MEM 20, 1940 P.32
POPOFF, C.C., 1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
PROPERTIES AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PHOSPHATE
REPORT.
SWANSON, R.W., 1973, GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF THE
PERMIAN ROCKS IN CENTRAL WESTERN MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER
313-F, P 797.
ENG AND MINING JOURNAL, JULY 1949, P. 133
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 80 ACRES. FROM 1946-48 11000 ST WAS MINED, 30% P205. WORKINGS CONSIST OF 1100 FT OF CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS, AND |2 SHAFTS TO SURFACE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IS ON THE NOSE AND E LIMB OF WYMAN GULCH SYNCLINE. BEDS STRIKE N10E AND DIP 40NE. RETORyT MEMBE IS 12-20 FT THICK OF INTERBEDDED SHALES AND PHOSPHORITES. HANGING AND FOOTWALLS ARE SOFT SHALE AND CLAY, SQUARE SET TIMBERING IS REQUIRED. MINEABLE DECTION IS 36 INCHS OF 28-30 P205, STRIKE LENGTH 350 FT, 100 FT UP DIP FROM ADIT LEVEL. BED IS 6.9 FT THICK AT 25.6% P205, 10.25 FT THICK AT 18.5% P205. SAMPLE LOT 1386 FROM PROF PAPER 313-F IS LOCATED HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.