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Hilltop Prospect

Occurrence in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Tungsten, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Chromium, Antimony, Arsenic, Calcium
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019504
MRDS ID DC10667
Record type Site
Current site name Hilltop Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.30424, 46.10045 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Storm Lake(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 004N 014W 12 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.30424, 46.10045
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Anaconda Range Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Burton Colwell

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS R1 5612, P. 27, 29, 40

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEAR ZONE STRIKES S 46 E AND DIPS VERTICALLY. QUARTZ VEIN IS 6-24 IN WIDE. WIDELY SCATTERED MINUTE SPECKS OF SCHEELITE ARE VISIBLE UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LAMP, BUT ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE FAILED TO INDICATE TUNGSTEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1982 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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