| Deposit ID | 10071384 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014729 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cape Nome Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Bullion, Moose |
| Related records | 10148746 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.654, 46.78933 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 MILES NE FROM CLINTON, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Missoula(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clinton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Missoula |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 012N | 016W | 17,18,19 | SE (18) | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | 1.6-12.7% CU, $0.20-4.50/TON AU, 5-20OZ/TON AG, (ON 300 LEVEL) |
|---|---|
| Result | 2.5% CU, 6OZ/TON AG, (ON 500 LEVEL) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Clinton Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Clinton Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Pilcher Quartzite;Garnet Range Formation |
| Rock description | Pilcher Quartzite;Garnet Range Formationt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -113.654, 46.78933 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bearmouth Overthrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Series Of North-Striking Faults, Clinton Stockclinton Stock |
| General form | SHOOTS OR LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 60 NW |
| Length | 500M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| District name | Clinton District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Ledge, Inc. |
| Home office | Box 56, Clinton, Mt 59825 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hera, Inc. |
| Home office | Box 40, Missoula, Mt 59801 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Overall depth | 150M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014729 |
USGS BULL 660, P. 227-8.
MBMG BULL 30, P. 32.
MBMG BULL 8, P. 9, 12, 35, PL. 6.
MBMG BULL 82,
MBMG BULL 40,
SAHINEN, 1957, M.B.M.G. BULL. 8.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS CUT AND DISPLACED BY VERTICLE NE FAULTS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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