| Deposit ID | 10019725 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11278 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Birdseye Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.57266, 47.92099 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | 1.75 MI SW BROWNS MEADOW PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Flathead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kofford Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Polson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Flathead(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Flathead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 025N | 023W | 16 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Hog Heaven Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Hog Heaven Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Sediment or sedimentary rock |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shroder Creek Fault, Elk Mountain Anticline. Both Trend Nw |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | West Trending Fractures, Porphyritic Latite Plug |
| General form | PODS, SHOOTS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| District name | Hog Heaven District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11278 |
JOHNS, W. M., ETAL, 1963 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 36 , PL. 4 .
JOHNS, W. M., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 79 , PP. 137 - 142 .
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-14-1964
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODIES DISCOVERED THUS FAR ARE SMALL. DEPOSIT BELIEVED TO HAVE FORMED AT A SHALLOW DEPTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1979 | Rojstaczer, Stuart A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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