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Finley Basin Prospect

Prospect in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodity Tungsten
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013621
MRDS ID D010020
Record type Site
Current site name Finley Basin Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.0673, 46.36739 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 1.7 KM NNW OF RACETRACK PEAR, 1000 Ft Radius, 1000 Ft Radius, 1000 Ft Radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pozega Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Flint-Rock(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 11,14 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 17 MILES SOUTHEAST ON BOULDER CREEK RD FROM MAXVILLE THEN TURN UP GRANITE CREEK ON COMPANY ACCESS ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.02-0.15%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Mount Powell Batholith
    Rock description Mount Powell Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.0673, 46.36739
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mount Powell Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1972
Discoverer Union Carbide

Mining district

District name Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 453000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 0.6 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1979

Comments on the workings information

  • DRILL HOLES ONLY

Comments on development

  • 15 CORE HOLES DRILLED BETWEEN 1974-1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-83 Bishop, Blaskowski, Michael J. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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