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Double Eagle

Occurrence in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Tungsten, Silver, 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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019264
MRDS ID DC09342
Record type Site
Current site name Double Eagle

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.38425, 46.45489 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position NW OF BLACK PINE CLAIMS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Black Pine Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N 014W 08 SW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Huebnerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result .61% WO3, FROM DUMP 7.2% WO3 HIGH GRADE SAMPLE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Missoula Group
    Rock description Missoula Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.38425, 46.45489
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Marshall Creek Syncline

Ore body information

  • Strike N35E
    Dip 25NE
    Thickness 0.46M
    Width 0.73M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Black Pine (Combination) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mc Clure, William
    Home office Philipsburg, Mt. 59858

Comments on the workings information

  • A SHALLOW SHAFT, A TRENCH, A FEW OLD CAVED PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 2, 6, 8, 13, 15

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL QUARTZ STRINGERS HAVE BEEN CUT IN HANGING WALL WITHIN 10 FT OF VEIN . THE VEIN IN THE TRENCH SW OF THE SHAFT IS BARREN. A DIAMOND-DRILL HOLE NEAR THE S SIDE OF THE EAGLE CLAIM CUT THE MAIN VEIN STRUCTURE 188 FT BELOW THE COLLAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-80 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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