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Deer Creek Prospect

Occurrence in Gallatin county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Nickel
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  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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010543
MRDS ID D004309
Record type Site
Current site name Deer Creek Prospect
Related records 10173251

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.21333, 45.29991 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 28 MILES SSW OF BOZEMAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gallatin(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hidden Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gallatin(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Gallatin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006S 004E 22 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GIVEN APPROXIMATE FOR NE/4 OF SECTION RR. OCCURANCE IS NEAR MOUTH OF DEER CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result THE PROSPECT HAS NO POTENTION

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.21333, 45.29991
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Trending Spanish Peaks Fault.

Ore body information

  • Strike N74E
    Dip 75W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Copper Minerals Located In Ne-Trending Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCMANNIS, W., AND CHADWICK, R., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE GARNET MTN. QUAD., GALLATIN CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL, BULL 43, P.43

  • Deposit

    BECRAFT, CALKINS, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SPANISH PEAKS AREA, MONTANA, USGS BULL 1230-B, P.40.

  • Deposit

    1964 GEOLMAP MBMG., BULL 43

  • Deposit

    1966 RECON BECRAFT, CALKINS, BULL 1230-B

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1980 Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) U.S. Geological Survey

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