| Deposit ID | 60001629 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002868 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Basin (Cataract, Comet) District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.26478, 46.3443 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | THE DISTRICT IS DRAINED BY CATARACT AND BASIN CREEKS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES ON THE N ON THE S BY KLEINSCHMIDT AND GALENA GULCHES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Basin(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Stone | Secondary |
| Kyanite | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Quartz | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -112.26478, 46.3443 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | BOULDER BATHOLITH |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| District name | BASIN DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | CATARACT DISTRICT |
| District name | COMET DISTRICT |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | VARIOUS OWNERS |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | BASIN-MOUNTAIN TUNNEL CO. |
| Year | 1973 |
MBMG BULL 16, P. 22-37.
USGS BULL 1151, P. 89-97, PL. 1.
USGS PP 428, P. 83-4, PL 1.
USGS BULL 842, P. 285-99.
USGS BULL 527, P. 120.
USGS PP 610, P. 152-3.
MBMG BULL 94, P. 25.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.