| Deposit ID | 10019731 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11298 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Deer Creek Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.41767, 47.30293 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | 6 MI SW OF DEBORGIA, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McGee Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wallace(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 | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 018N | 030W | 21 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| (1) | -115.41767, 47.30293 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | General Structural Grain Of W To Nw Trending Folds And Faults. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Crittenden Peak Fault (W To Nw Trending) |
| General form | POD/LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | (Unorganized) |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11298 |
WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 608 .
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-15-1963
WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 608 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS CONSIST PRINCIPALLY OF QUARTZ BUT CONTAIN A LITTLE CHALCOPYRITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1979 | Rojstaczer, Stuart A. (Miller, Patsy) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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