| Deposit ID | 10078300 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026568 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Montana Standard Mine |
| Related records | 10270118 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.53018, 47.53709 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 945 |
| Relative position | 11 MILES WEST OF THOMPSON FALLS, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sanders(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Driveway Peak(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
Lolo 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 | 021N | 031W | 25,35 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ravalli Group | ||||
| Rock description | Ravalli Group | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -115.53018, 47.53709 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North Of Montana Lineament |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Two Northwest Trending Faults With Dips Varying Between 70 And 85 Degrees |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1939 |
| District name | Prospect Creek (Burns) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Montana Standard Mining Co., Ltd |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 861.06M |
| Overall depth | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026568 |
CROWLEY, F. A., 1963 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL BULL. NO. 34 P. 33 - 34
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE STRIKE AND DIP VARY FROM A NW STRIKE AND A SW DIP TO A NE STRIKE AND A SE DIP. VEIN WIDTH VARIES FROM 1 INCH TO 12 INCHES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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