Sheep Creek

Occurrence in Meagher county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Cobalt
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048815
MRDS ID MP90045
Record type Site
Current site name Sheep Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.68084, 46.74991 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Meagher(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Volcano Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Smith(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 Meagher

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.68084, 46.74991

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Total resources 8499000mt ore
    Remarks USGS OFR 2004-1038.
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 3.2 wt-pct Copper Primary 1997
    Cobalt 0.1 wt-pct Cobalt Primary 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK 1994

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JUL-1995 Sachiko Tanikawa U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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