| Deposit ID | 10019111 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08628 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Olympiad Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Comet Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.38426, 46.8535 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | 0.75N OF COLMA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Missoula(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Union Peak(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Missoula |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 013N | 014W | 28 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | OXIDIZED ORE $100/TON AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Garnet Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Garnet Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -113.38426, 46.8535 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bearmouth Overthrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Garnet Stock |
| General form | PEGMATITE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60E |
| Dip | 305 |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coloma District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08628 |
USGS BULL 660, P. 198-99.
MBMG BULL 8, P. 10, 26, 27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED ORE NEAR SURFACE, BELOW A FEW SMALL SHOOTS OF SULFHIDE ORE WERE FOUND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-74 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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