| Deposit ID | 10069777 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007458 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wasa Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Simmer Jack |
| Related records | 10148597 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.09452, 46.49656 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1862 |
| Relative position | 3.9KM NNE OF THE HEAD OF HORSESHOE BASIN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pikes Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009N | 012W | 27,34 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | 2-15% ZN |
|---|---|
| Result | 200 AG |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Kootenai Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Kootenai Formationt | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Blackleaf Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dunkleberg Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Wasa-Shamrock Fault, Royal Stock |
| General form | IRREGULAR, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 42.67M |
| Width | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| District name | Dunkleberg District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. A. Kaufman, E 1085 23 Ave. Spokane, Wn, 99206 |
| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1912-1947 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ZN | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.3% | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1912-1947 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | PB | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^3-6% Avg | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 518.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007458 |
USGS BULL 660, P. 244-46.
USBM REPT INVES 5014, P. 9, 10, FIG. 3, 4A, 5-8.
FS FIELD REPORT
USBM REPT INVES 5014.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LODE IS FORMED IN A SQUEEZED AND BROKEN ZONE ALONG THE AXIS OF A N ANTICLINE. THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A THICK TABULAR ORE BODY 600FT LONG THAT TRENDS NEARLY N. IN TUNNELS 1 2 & 3 THE ORE IS CUT OFF BELOW BY A FAULT WHICH STRIKES N15W AND DIPS 45E. POST MINERALIZATION MOVEMENT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1982 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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