| Deposit ID | 10094769 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08327 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mosher Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.30237, 47.91627 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Relative position | 1 MI NW OF SKAGS LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lake(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Proctor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Polson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flathead Lake(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 025N | 021W | 21 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ravalli Group | ||||
| Rock description | Ravalli Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.30237, 47.91627 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw-Plunging Anticline To The West. Large Scale N-Trending And W-Trending Faults To The Ne. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Two Nw-Trending Faults. |
| Strike | N 80 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 DEG S |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Discoverer | Joe Mosher |
| District name | Chief Cliff District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bill Adams |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 100.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08327 |
JOHNS, W. M., 1964 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI - FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 42 , PP. 46 - 47 .
JOHNS, W. M., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 79 , PP 144 - 145 .
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-22-1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 10-12 INCH VEIN OF WHITE MASSIVE QUARTZ CONTAINING SOME AZURITE AND MALACHITE EXPOSED AT THE COLLAR OF THE SHAFT. IN THE TUNNEL, A FEW 1/32 TO 1/16 INCH VEINLETS CONTAINING CHALCOPYRITE AND SOME TENORITE ARE INTERSECTED 100-120 FT FROM THE PORTAL. |
| Deposit | 25 FT SHAFT, 330 FT-ADIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1979 | Rojstaczer, Stuart A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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