| Deposit ID | 10042796 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060829 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Comet Group |
| Related records | 10171990 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.04728, 45.45822 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2682 |
| Relative position | 7 MILES NNE OF POLARIS, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elkhorn Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salmon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004S | 012W | 26,27 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Result | CRUDE ORE SHIPPED IN 1969 CONTAINED .01 OZ AU AND 12 OZ AG/TON, 0.13% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.04728, 45.45822 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Comet Fault, Pioneer Batholith |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 E |
| Dip | 75 N |
| Plunge direction | SW |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Elkhorn District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Georesources Inc. |
| Home office | Williston, Nd |
| First year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Blue Sky Mining Corp. |
| Year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1960 - 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.01 Oz Au/T, 27.43 Oz Ag/T, 0.3 % Cu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Overall length | 48.77M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060829 |
WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, MINING DISTRICTS OF THE DILLON QUADRANGLE, MONTANA AND ADJACENT AREAS: USGS BULL. 574, P. 168-170
MBMG BULL 85, P. 107.
1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
OME FILES
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1974 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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