| Deposit ID | 10013356 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009597 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Homstake Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.08563, 46.49767 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.8 KM E AND SE OF THE WASA MINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pikes Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009N | 012W | 34 | NE OF NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | 0.45-11.0% ZN, 0.05-0.6% PB, TRACT TO 0.43% CU, TRACE TO 0.04 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Kootenai Formation |
| Rock description | Kootenai Formation |
| (1) | Blackleaf Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dunkleberg Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Royal Stock |
| Strike | NORTH |
|---|---|
| Dip | 55-75E |
| Length | 609.6M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Dunkleberg District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oscar J. Durand |
| Home office | Hall, Mt. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009597 |
USBM RI 5014, P. 16, FIG. 4A
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ZONE IS FORMED BY A SERIES OF CLOSELY SPACED OBLIQUE-SLIP BEDDING-PLANE FAULTS. THE FAULTING PRODUCED DRAG FOLDING. THE THIN BEDDED LIMY STRATA ARE IRREGULARLY ALTERED AND MINERALIZED. THE ZONE CLOSELY FOLLOWS THE W CONTACCT OF A MASSIVE BLUE-GRAY LIMESTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1982 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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