| Deposit ID | 10010492 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004170 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Duston Copper Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.39569, 47.46349 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1061 |
| Relative position | 6 MI N OF PERMA |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Sanders |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 020N | 023W | 29 | NW OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| 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 or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Sills-Dioritic To Gabbroic | ||||||||
| Rock description | Sills-Dioritic To Gabbroic | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation |
| Rock description | Prichard Formation |
| 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 |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Camas Prairie District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.24M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004170 |
CROWLEY,F. A., MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA' MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY' BL. 34, P. 16, 1963
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Chesson, Sharon A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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