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Oro Mine

Occurrence in Lincoln county in Montana, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Uranium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019440
MRDS ID DC10114
Record type Site
Current site name Oro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.02161, 48.4932 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR S. BOUNDARY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Smith Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Kootenai(hydrologic unit)

Kootenai(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kootenai 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 Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 032N 035W 36 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.02161, 48.4932
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: QTZ VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12, 1959, P. 35, PL. 1

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP MR-21, 1962

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-17-1963

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 600 FT. DRIFT, ADIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Conservation Division Files U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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