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Blue Bottle Prospect

Occurrence 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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019434
MRDS ID DC10045
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Bottle Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.08202, 46.22128 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position UP DIRT ROAD ON E FORK OF FOSTER CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Deer Lodge(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

West Valley(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 005N 012W 03 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • WALKER HAS MINE T6N, R12W, S 33. MINE IS NEAR TOP OFA GENTLE ANTICLINAL FOLD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Jefferson Limestone
    Rock description Jefferson Lst
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.08202, 46.22128
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mount Powell Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Lost Creek Granite Stock

Ore body information

  • Strike S 69 E
    Dip 85 NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lost Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • OLD WORKINGS, SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5612, P. 2, 43, 45, 49, 50

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEDS STRIKE N 65 E AND DIP GENTLE NW. A SMALL GRANODIROITE INTRUSIVE LIES NW OF THE PROPERTY. 2 LARGER INTRUSIVES ARE E AND W. A LARGE E-W FAULT PASSES N OF THE PROSPECT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-82 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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