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Rock Peak

Unknown in Sanders county in Montana, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400184
Record type Site
Current site name Rock Peak

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.66593, 48.06377 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sanders(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elephant Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Libby(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kalispell(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kootenai National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Cabinet Mountains Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Sanders

Comments on the location information

  • Original political location in record was Sanders county. However, lat/long plotted in Lincoln county. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 -- -- (48.069 -115.604); UTM N<blank> E<blank> Z<blank>; PLSS line# : Meridian- <blank>, TWNSHP <blank>, RNG <blank>, Sect <blank>, Sect_fract <blank>. The new coordinates are from Boleneus et all, 2005.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 200
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett
Mark3 model number 64

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.66593, 48.06377
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1890

Mining district

District name Noxon

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1998
    Total resources 10000000mt ore
  • Type In-situ
    Name Cu
    Estimate year 1998
    Total resources 23000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.65 wt-pct Copper Major 1998
  • Type In-situ
    Name Ag
    Estimate year 1998
    Total resources 236mt ore

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-SEP-2007 Heran, Bill U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 10-SEP-2008 Schruben, Paul U.S. Geological Survey Fixed lat/long - county disagreement.

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

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