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Hunter Mine

Past Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014739
MRDS ID D011649
Record type Site
Current site name Hunter Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.83147, 46.87211 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position E SIDE OF WILSON CREEK, ABOUT 1.3 KM NW OF OGDEN MT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nevada Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 13N 10W 23 NW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1968

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Belt Series (Spokane Formation)
    Rock description Belt Series (Spokane Formation)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.83147, 46.87211
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ogden Mountain Quartz Monzonite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Mr. Hunter

Mining district

District name Big Blackfoot (Ogden Mountain) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bill And John Potts

Comments on the workings information

  • CAVED TUNNELS

Comments on development

  • CARRIED ORE OUT ON HIS BACK (HUNTER)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STOUT, KOEHLER, 1949 MS THESIS, MT COL SCI MIN AND TECH

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN LIES WITHIN THE ARGILLITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1984 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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