| Deposit ID | 10019058 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08424 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Frances Copper Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Frances Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.6882, 47.25294 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 5.5 MI W OF THREE LAKES PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Missoula(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Knowles(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Plains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lolo National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Missoula |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 017N | 024W | 08,07,05 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE FROM A CUT SHOWED ONLY 0.18 % CU WITH A TRACE OF AG AND AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation |
| Rock description | Prichard Formation |
| (1) | -114.6882, 47.25294 |
|---|
| General form | PODS, STREAKS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Nine Mile District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. L. Waylett And Ken Simon |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. L. Waylett |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08424 |
SRC.REF: SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 , P. 39 .
SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS MISSOULA AND RAVALLI COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 8 , P. 39 .
LAWSON, D. C., 1973 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1972 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 88 , P. 19 .
LAWSON, D. C., 1978 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1977 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 107 , P. 17 .
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 07-03-1963
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CUTS EXPOSE SHEAR ZONES SOME OF WHICH CONTAIN SOME SPHALERITE AND GALENA AMIDST CRUMBLY WHITE QUARTZ. SLUDGE FROM A DIAMOND DRILLING SUNK 40 FT DOWN IN A CUT EXHIBITED CONSIDERABLE SULFIDES, PRINCIPALLY CHALCOPYRITE. |
| Deposit | BEING DEVELOPED 1953 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1979 | Rojstaczer, Stuart A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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