| Deposit ID | 10022683 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | FS00095 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moose Placer Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.67732, 46.19378 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | THE AREA IS 2 MILES SOUTH OF SKALKAHO HIGHWAY AND 35 WEST OF PHILIPSBURG, MONTANA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Emerine(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005N | 017W | 11,14 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Tantalum Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Result | X-RAY SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS: NB - 0.07% |
|---|---|
| Result | TA, TH, U, ARE EACH LESS THAN 0.05%. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -113.67732, 46.19378 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Idaho Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Granitic Stock |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| District name | Sapphire Mountains Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Fluorite Mining Co., Inc. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Joseph T. And Ivy L. Abbey, Et. Al |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 2.13M |
| Overall width | 0.91M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | FS00095 |
USBM RI 6365, P. 22-3
1954 OTHER BUREAU OF MINES - FIELD INVESTIGATIONS
1958 DIREXPL USFS
1960 DIREXPL USFS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1954 (RELOCATED 1955) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1975 | Hunter, Marilyn D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1982 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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