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Crescent Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280899
MAS/MILS ID 0300430053
Record type Site
Current site name Crescent Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.24698, 46.421 (WGS84)
Elevation 2359
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chessman Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Boulder(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008 N 005 W 29 NENENE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.24698, 46.421
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70W
    Dip 25S
    Thickness 0.9M
    Length 122M
    Width 61M
    Depth to top 30M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N70W:25S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830316
  • Area 3.3HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3.3
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Colorado

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hall, William A.
    Interest 99
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Holter Estate
    Home office Montana
    Year 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MATRIX GRADES TAKEN FROM MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 16, P.28. RES. QUANT, ESTIMATED BY EVALUATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBM & G IC 20, 1957, P21

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL. 107, PG 8

  • Deposit

    MBM & G MEM 20, 1940, P38

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL. 16, 1960, P.28

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL. 30, 1962, P.23

  • Deposit

    USGS P.P. 428, 1963, P.61-62

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Mcclernan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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