The Waterhole Claims is a uranium mine located in Mineral county, Montana at an elevation of 3,681 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,681 Feet (1,122 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 47.40278, -115.46944
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Waterhole Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Waterhole Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Montana
County: Mineral
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Osburn Fault Zone
Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Fault (Unnamed)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.5 MI SE OF CRUZANE MOUNTAIN, CLOSE TO ST. REGIS RIVER
References
Reference (Deposit): WEIS, PAUL L., ARMSTRONG, FRANK C., ROSENBLUM, SAMUEL, 1958, RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND WESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1074-B, P. 21
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE, ROBERT E. AND HOSTERMAN, JOHN W., 1956, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY MONTANA: USGS BULL 1027-M, 37 PP.
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE 02-10-1961
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-10-1961
Reference (Deposit): 1958 RECON PAUL L. WEIS, FRANK C. ARMSTRONG, SAMUEL ROSENBLUM, USGS BULL 1074-B
Reference (Deposit): DIREXPL U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (NO ORE PRODUCED)
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
