| Deposit ID | 60000301 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003878 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Mineral Point District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.31954, 45.51988 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | POINT LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR THE GENERAL CENTER OF THE DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT LIES WITHIN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAIN RANGE. THE DISTRICT EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM POINT LOCATION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ravalli(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Alta(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nez Perce Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bitterroot(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bitterroot National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Ravalli |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Cerium Critical | Secondary |
| Strontium | Secondary |
| (1) | Augen gneiss |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | LOCAL FOLDING AND FAULTING |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | NW TRENDING, NE DIPPING BELT ROCKS |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1954 |
| Discoverer | Louis Erickson |
| District name | MINERAL POINT DISTRICT |
|---|
SAHINEN, U. M., 1957 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, MISSOULA AND RAVALLI CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 8 , P. 53 .
CROWLEY, F. A., 1960 , COLUMBIUM - RARE EARTH DEPOSITS, SOUTHERN RAVALLI CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 18 .
BERG, R. B., 1977 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHERNMOST RAVALLI CO., MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEM. 44 , P. 35 .
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | DOYLE, BRIEN (WELLS, JOHN) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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