| Deposit ID | 10010911 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004995 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cayuga Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.77256, 45.78046 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | 4 MILES EAST OF DEWEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dewey(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 001S | 009W | 06 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Melaconite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 14.84% CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Butte Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Butte Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Kootenai |
| Rock description | Kootenai |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.77256, 45.78046 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| General form | IRREGULAR BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Strike | E-SE |
| Dip | 60 N |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Divide Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 38.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004995 |
USGS BULL 574, P. 166
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL 57
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A CUT EXPOSED A 15-FT. VEIN FILLED WITH LIMONITE AND SHATTERED QUARTZ. PARTLY OXIDIZED SULPHIDE ORE OCCURED IN BUNCHES AS MUCH AS A FOOT IN DIAMETER (1914) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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