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Thompson Lake Prospect

Occurrence in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Zinc, Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013617
MRDS ID D010014
Record type Site
Current site name Thompson Lake Prospect
Alternate or previous names Ho Claim Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.05091, 46.37545 (WGS84)
Elevation 2484
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.2 KM OF GOAT MOUNTAIN.

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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 012W 12 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • SE OF THOMPSON LAKE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 20% ZN, 0.6% CU, 0.2% W03, 0.17% MOS2, 0.3 OZ/TON AG

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.05091, 46.37545
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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

  • Strike N 80 E
    Dip 37 SE
    Thickness 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Between Limestone And Granodiorite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1976
Discoverer Union Carbide

Mining district

District name Flint Creek Range Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 SHAFTS,

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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