Big Blackfoot District

Past Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Antimony, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000331
MRDS ID D009538
Record type District
Current site name Big Blackfoot District
Alternate or previous names Ogden Mountain District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.87591, 46.87489 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position LAT LONG ARE CENTRAL FOR DISTRICT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1968)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helmville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) OXIDATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.87591, 46.87489

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description OGDEN MOUNTAIN QUARTZ MONZONITE
Type of structure Regional
Structure description BOULDER BATHOLITH; E LIMB OF LARGE ANTICLINE; N-TRENDING FAULTS CUT BY NE-TRENDING FAULTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1900

Mining district

District name BIG BLACKFOOT DISTRICT
District name OGDEN MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 98, P. 40-45.

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES RI 6334, P. 51-53.

Beyond USGS

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