| Deposit ID | 10010494 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004172 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rosebud Mining Co. Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.49268, 47.55126 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 878 |
| Relative position | 9 MILES WEST OF THOMPSON FALLS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sanders(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Table Top Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lolo National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Sanders |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 021N | 030W | 30 | SE OF NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | OWNER REPORTS IN 1905 THAT THE VEIN CARRIES SOME SILVER CHLORIDE AND OVER $100/TON AU IN THE WEATHERED ZONE AT THE SURFACE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation |
| Rock description | Prichard Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -115.49268, 47.55126 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults-Which Have A Direct Economic Importance. They Form Channels Of Circulation In Which The Mineral-Bearing Solutions Were Able To Deposit Their Loads. Large Faults Are Not Apt To Contain Economic Deposits As The Smaller Ones. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Snowshoe Fault |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Prospect Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004172 |
MACDONALD, D. F.; ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA, USGS BULL 285, P.51, 1905.
CALKINS AND MCDONALD; A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA, USGS BULL 384, P. 106, 1909.
ROWE, J. P.; GOLD QUARTZ MINING IN WESTERN MONTANA, THE MINING WORLD, P 1034, MAY 20, 1911.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALL THE METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS IN THIS REGION ARE VEINS WHICH HAVE BEEN FORMED BY FILLING FISSURES AND REPLACING THEIR WALLS. IN SOME INSTANCES AFTER THE VEIN WAS FILLED MOVEMENT AGAIN TOOK PLACE WHICH SLICKENS, DEP THE VEIN MATERIAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1980 | Chesson, Sharon A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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