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Big Four Prospect

Occurrence in Flathead county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019029
MRDS ID DC08351
Record type Site
Current site name Big Four Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.35209, 47.9646 (WGS84)
Elevation 1189
Relative position 2 MI NW OF BASIN MEADOWS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Flathead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Proctor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Polson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flathead Lake(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Flathead 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 Flathead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 026N 021W 31 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • WEST FORK OF DAYTON CREEK, NE BANK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHANNEL SAMPLE NORMAL TO VEIN ASSAYED 0.11 % CU, 0.20 OZ/TON AG, 0.001 OZ/TON AG

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.35209, 47.9646
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw-Plunging Anticline To The West; Large Scale N-Trending And W-Trending Faults To The East.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 77 W
    Dip 82 S
    Width 0.32M

Comments on the geologic information

  • FISSURE VEINS IN THIS AREA TEND TO LIE PARALLEL TO FAULTS. COUNTRY ROCK STRIKES N 15 DEG W AND DIPS 30 DEG E. ; GEOL.DESC: 12.5 INCH VUGGY WHITE QTZ VEIN, 0.11% CU, 0.2 OZ AG, 0.001 OZ AU PER TON

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Discoverer Wilhlelm

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bill And Matt Wilhelm

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 132.59M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF ONE ADIT WITH A 75 FT DRIFT.

Comments on development

  • LAST CLAIM HOLDERS WERE SONS OF ORIGINAL LOCATOR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: JOHNS, W. M., 1964 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL 42 , P. 47 .

  • Deposit

    JOHNS, W. M., 1964 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 42 , PP. 46 - 47 .

  • Deposit

    JOHNS, W. M., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 79 , P 144 .

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-22-1970

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN IS VUGGY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1979 Rojstaczer, Stuart A. U.S. Geological Survey

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