| Deposit ID | 10019017 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08215 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clipper-Columbia Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.55505, 45.72407 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE NE OF PANDORA MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wickiup Creek(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 001S | 008W | 26 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.55505, 45.72407 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith, 4 Mi. North. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Slates Trend N 52 W, 41 E. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 28 W |
| Dip | 30 E |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Melrose (Camp Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08215 |
USGS BULL 574, P. 92.
MBMG MEM 25, P. 53.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 07-10-1963
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 574
1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 32.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS SCATTERED THROUGH A VEIN RANGING FROM 4 TO 10 FT.WIDE. THE VEIN HAS THE SAME ATTITUDE THROUGH THE CLIPPER AND COLUMBIA CLAIMS |
| Deposit | TWENTY CLAIMS SURROUND AND SEPARATE THE CLIPPER AND COLUMBIA MINES. ALL WERE OPERATED BY THE ANACONDA CO., BEFORE 1917. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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