| Deposit ID | 10400180 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Castle Mountain |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.68083, 46.46991 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Meagher(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Castle Town(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ringling(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Musselshell(hydrologic unit)
Musselshell(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Musselshell(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 | Meagher |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Cerrusite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| (1) | -110.68083, 46.46991 |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Year of first production | 1888 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | CASTLE MOUNTAIN |
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| Year | 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1888-1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ore mined | 27000mt | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
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ROBY, R.N., 1950, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), MEAGHER COUNTY, MONTANA: USBM INF. CIRC. 7540
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.