| Deposit ID | 10042379 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060144 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ambassador Mine |
| Related records | 10197254 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.69991, 47.77515 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1143 |
| Relative position | 6 1/2 MILES SW OF TROUT CREEK, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sanders(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Larchwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Sanders |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 23N | 32W | 04 | SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation-Dark Gray Siliceous Argillite | ||||
| Rock description | Prichard Formation-Dark Gray Siliceous Argillite | ||||
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| (1) | -115.69991, 47.77515 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nne Plunging Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Bedding Strikes Nw Dips Gently Ne |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45W |
| Dip | 50N |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1929 |
| Year of first production | 1939 |
| District name | Trout Creek District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ambassador Mines Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sunny Peak Mining Co. |
| Year | 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1939-1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^.41 Oz Au/Ton, 3.4 Oz Ag/Ton, .33 % Cu, 1.98 % Pb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 670.56M |
| Overall depth | 243.84M |
| Overall length | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060144 |
CROWLEY, F. A., 1963, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 34, P. 48
1951 EXPLOR DME
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | APPARENTLY SYENITE PORPHYRY UNDERLIES MINE WORKINGS AT SHALLOW DEPTH, MINERALIZATION IN VEINS MIGHT BE GENETICALLY RELATED TO THE INTRUSIVE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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