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Morse and Kennedy Mine

Past Producer in Missoula county in Montana, United States with commodity 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. 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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019109
MRDS ID DC08623
Record type Site
Current site name Morse and Kennedy Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.35232, 46.88267 (WGS84)
Elevation 1417
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 0.5 MILE NW OF THE JUNCTION OF ELK CR AND ITS N FORK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Missoula(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bata Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Missoula

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 013N 014W 15 W2 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Specularite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Garnet Stock
    Rock description Garnet Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Madison Formation;Jefferson Limestone{Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation{Hasmark Formation
    Rock description Madison Formation;Jefferson Limestone{Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation{Hasmark Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granitic rock
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bearmouth Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Garnet Stock

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Elk Creek District

Land status

Ownership category State Forest

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL ORE SHIPMENT WAS SENT

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT AT CONTACT OF GRANODIORITE AND LIMESTONE, 50 FEET LOWER IS AN ADIT (200 FT) THROUGH GRANODIORITE INTO LIMESTONE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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