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Hudson Mine

Past Producer in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098033
MRDS ID DB02230
Record type Site
Current site name Hudson Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.12311, 46.98962 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3 MI SW OF WOLF CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 014N 004W 09 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • S SIDE OF LITTLE CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS FROM SMELTER RETURNS
Result 16 TONS ORE, 10% CU, 5 OZ/TON AG, .01 OZ/TON AU
Result ORE SHIPMENT 10-20% CU, 4-20 OZ/TON AG, $.60/TON AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Belt Series
    Rock description Belt Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.12311, 46.98962
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S 60-70 W
    Dip 45 NW
    Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Wolf Creek District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner S. C. Hudson

Comments on the production information

  • OVER 14 CAR LOADS OF ORE. OTHER RECORDS NOT AVAILABLE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 137.16M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS (2 LOWER ARE CAVED), TRAMWAY FROM UPPER ADIT. HIGHEST ADIT IS 100 FT LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-80 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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