| Deposit ID | 10101961 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08632 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper King |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.58427, 46.88795 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | N SIDE OF UNION CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Missoula(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Potomac(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Blackfoot(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 | 013N | 016W | 14 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Madison Group;Jefferson Limestone{Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation{Hasmark Formation |
| Rock description | Madison Group;Jefferson Lst{Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation{Hasmark Formation |
| (1) | -113.58427, 46.88795 |
|---|
| Width | 1.22M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Garnet Range Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08632 |
USBM, 1943, RPT. TO SECY. INT., COPPER KING MINE.
USGS BULL 660, PL. V1.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 11-19-1963
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY WORKED OUT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.