Sheep Creek Copper-Silver Mine

Prospect in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294891
MAS/MILS ID 0300490430
Record type Site
Current site name Sheep Creek Copper-Silver Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -112.05779, 46.9688 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158
Location accuracy 10(meters)

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 014 N 004 W 14 NWNESE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -112.05779, 46.9688

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PETERS, T.J., AD WINTERS, R.A., 1988. MINERAL RESOURCES OF

  • Deposit

    THE SLEEPING GIANT STUDY AREA, LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    MONTANA: U.S BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT, MLA 36-88,

  • Deposit

    53 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-OCT-88 Peters, Thomas J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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