| Deposit ID | 10269748 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010033 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Saginaw Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.4478, 45.22959 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2225 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Selway Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007 S | 015 W | 16 | SENENW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -113.4478, 45.22959 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010033 |
SASSMAN, OREN, 1941, METAL MINING IN HISTORIC BEAVERHEAD:
MS THESIS, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, P.282-283
COPPINGER, WALTER, 1974, STRATIGRAPHIC AND STRUCTRUAL STUDY
OF BELT SUPERGROUP AND ASSOCIATED ROCKS IN A PORTION OF
THE BEAVERHEAD MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWEST MONTANA, AND EAST-
CENTRAL IDAHO: PH.D DISSERTATION, MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD
OHIO, P.204, 205
GEACH, R.D., 1972, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, BEAVERHEAD
COUNTY, MONTANA: MBMG BULL.85, P.40, 41
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 16-88, 1988, P. 138.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-SEP-1991 | Lipton, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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