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Curlew Mine

Past Producer in Ravalli county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070473
MRDS ID W013420
Record type Site
Current site name Curlew Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.18428, 46.45405 (WGS84)
Elevation 1140
Relative position 3 1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF VICTOR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ravalli(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Victor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bitterroot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Ravalli

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N 021W 14 NW4 OF NE4 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Newland Formation, Limestones, Argillites;Ravalli Group, Quartzite;Valley Gravels
    Rock description Newland Formation, Limestones, Argillites;Ravalli Group, Quartzite;Valley Gravels
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.18428, 46.45405
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1887
Discoverer Helena Victor Mining Co.
Year of first production 1891

Mining district

District name Curlew District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Victor - Curlew Mining Co., Inc., P. O. Box 1537, Seattle Wa. 98103
  • Type Owner
    Owner Holter Estate
    Home office C/O 1st National Bank, 302 N. Main, Helena, Mt. 59601

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Period 1911 - 1949
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.002 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 0wt-pct
  • Year 1949
    Period 1911 - 1949
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2.81 Oz/St
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 79g/mt
  • Year 1949
    Period 1911 - 1949
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.07 Oz/St
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM 1911 - 1949 INCLUDED 519, 732 LB PB AVERAGING 0.004% AND 3,397,594 LB ZN AVERAGING 2%. PRIOR TO 1911 MINE WORKED ONLY FOR SILVER - LEAD POTENTIAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAHINEN, U. M., 1957, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS, MISSOULA & RAVALLI CO.'S, MT., MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 8.

  • Deposit

    LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.

  • Production

    SAHINEN, U. M., 1957, M. B. M. G. BULLETIN 8

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Mlynarczyk, Meg S.; Krohn, D. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1992 Spanski, Gregory T. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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