| Deposit ID | 10019037 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08384 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Slow Poke Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.39569, 47.2746 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Relative position | 3 MI SW OF DIXON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sanders(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McDonald(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Plains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Flathead(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Sanders |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 018N | 022W | 33 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Series Intrusives | ||||||||
| Rock description | Belt Series Intrusives | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Ravalli Group |
| Rock description | Ravalli Group |
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | 2 Faults: One Which Follows The Quartz-Gabbro Contact Strikes Nw And Dips 34 Deg Sw; The Other Strikes Ne And Dips 20 - 38 Deg Se, Along Revais Creek, A Sill Has Been Traced Almost Continuously For 8000 Ft. |
| General form | POD/LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08384 |
CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 39 .
GILBERT, F. C., 1935 , DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEM. 15 , P. 70 .
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11-07-1963
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS CONTAIN A FEW SCATTERED LENSES OF QUARTZ |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1979 | Rojstaczer, Stuart A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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