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Tolean Prospect

Occurrence in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013616
MRDS ID D010013
Record type Site
Current site name Tolean Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.05508, 46.41878 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position REACHED FROM MAXVILLE, 8 MI BY ROAD TO LITTLE GOLD CR, 10 MI UP LITTLE GOLD CREEK WHICH IS IN THE NW PART OF CLAIM., 1 Mi Radius

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N;008N 012W;011W 23,24,25,26,35,36;19,30,31 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. LONG CENERAL FOR AREA, AREA SURROUNDS TOLEAN LAKE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferrimolybdite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization, Oxidation

Analytical data

Result MOS2 IN SURFACE SAMPLE 0.52%
Result IN ONE HOLE 180 CONSECUTIVE FT HAD GT 0.03% MOS2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Royal Stock
    Rock description Royal Stock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.05508, 46.41878
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mount Powell Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Royal Stock

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1975

Mining district

District name Flint Creek Range Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Amax Exploration, Inc.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 1814000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Molybdenum MoS2 0.03 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1976

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL OLD CAVED ADITS AND SHAFTS, 1973 GEOCHEMIPAL SURVEYS, 1975 FIELDWORK, DRILL HOLES 1976, TOTALLING 2750 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINS, MOLYBDENITE OCCURS AS BANDS AND DISSEMINATED FLAKES HIGHEST MOLYBDENITE OCCURED IN THE UNOXIDIZED ZONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-83 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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