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G. M. Prospect

Occurrence in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Tungsten
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013624
MRDS ID D010024
Record type Site
Current site name G. M. Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.95147, 46.40961 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 0.4 KM S OF ROCK CREEK LAKE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rock Creek Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N 011W 34 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • E SIDE OF ROCK CREE, 1600 FT E OF ROCK CREEK FALLS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1967)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Tungsten Critical Secondary

Analytical data

Result DACITE PORPHYRY: 0.005% CU
Result QUARTZ VEIN: 0.008% PB, 0.04% WQ3, 0.004% CU
Result DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE: 0.1 OZ/TON AG, 0.003% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Mount Powell Batholith
    Rock description Mount Powell Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.95147, 46.40961
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mount Powell Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Flint Creek Range Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • CAVED SHAFT ON CONTACT OF DACITE PORPHYRY-LIMESTONE CONTACT. THE LIMESTONE STRIKES N 40 E, DIPS 35 SE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LEAD TUNGSTEN, AND COPPER MINERALS ARE VEIN QUARTZ AND DACITE PORPHYRY. COPPER MINARALS ARE IN ADJACENT SILIEIFIED DOLOMITIC LIMES TONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-83 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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