Isabelle Queen Prospect

Occurrence in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Manganese, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019450
MRDS ID DC10505
Record type Site
Current site name Isabelle Queen Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.28286, 46.33461 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 1000 FT S NORTH STAR MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Philipsburg(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 013W 30 NW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LIES ON W LIMB OF PHILP. ANTICLINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 0.11% W03

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Hasmark Formation
    Rock description Hasmark Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Philipsburg Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Philipsburg Anticline Philipsburg Overthrust

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.5M
    Length 15.24M
    Width 12.19M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone Striking N20e (Wo3)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Philipsburg (Granite-Flint Creek) District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner John H. Duthie
    Home office Los Angeles, Ca.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 27.43M
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • CAVED SHAFT, 40FT DRIFT, 40FT WINZE, SHALLOW PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 2, 21, 22, 24

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-80 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.