| Deposit ID | 10269357 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060827 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300130006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Florence Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | M&I, Florence-Queen |
| Related records | 10103897 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.74254, 46.94161 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Location accuracy | 10(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 | 29 | NESWSW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ankerite | Unknown |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Polybasite | Unknown |
| Proustite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -110.74254, 46.94161 |
|---|
| Strike | N10E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 89N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 305M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 120M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 4.2HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1886 |
| Year of first production | 1893 |
| District name | Neihart Mining District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monarch Co., Inc. |
| ID | 2401710 |
| Interest | 99 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300130006 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060827 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2401710 |
MBM G BULL 95 1975 P6
MBM & G MEM 13 P.34
MBM & G BULL.100
MBM & G MEM 20, 1940 P.16
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-JUN-1992 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 01/02/1985 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401710 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Florence Queen |
| Current operator | Hecla Mining Company |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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