Duston Copper Group

Occurrence in Sanders county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010492
MRDS ID D004170
Record type Site
Current site name Duston Copper Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.39569, 47.46349 (WGS84)
Elevation 1061
Relative position 6 MI N OF PERMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sanders(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Melton Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Plains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Flathead(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Sanders

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 020N 023W 29 NW OF SW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CROWLEY, F. A. 1963' MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34, P. 17.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Analytical data

Result A 100-FT TUNNEL SHOWS AN ORE BODY 50 FT. LONG, 4 1/2 FT. WIDE, CARRYING 16 % CU, 2 OZ AG, AND GOOD GOLD VALUES.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Sills-Dioritic To Gabbroic
    Rock description Sills-Dioritic To Gabbroic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation
    Rock description Prichard Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) Alluvium

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Folds-Trending North To Northwest Plunge In The Samedirection North To Northwest-Trending Faults; One Strikes Morewesterly, The Hope Fault. In Most Cases Mineral Deposits Are Related To Fault Structures
Type of structure Local
Structure description Hope Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Camas Prairie District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 15.24M
    Overall depth 30.48M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CROWLEY,F. A., MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA' MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY' BL. 34, P. 16, 1963

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1980 Chesson, Sharon A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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