Big Lake Deposits

Occurrence in Chouteau county in Montana, United States with commodities Cobalt, Copper, Manganese, Molybdenum, Potassium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10220994
MAS/MILS ID 0300150001
Record type Site
Current site name Big Lake Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.41864, 47.63271 (WGS84)
Elevation 975

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chouteau(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montague(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Benton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Great Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Arrow(hydrologic unit)

Fort Peck Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Chouteau

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 022 N 010 E 26 C Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Potassium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.41864, 47.63271

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAIN COMMODITY LISTED AS SALINES

  • Deposit

    ALSO IN SECS. 23,24,25,35,36,AND SEC 30 OF T.22N, R.11E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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