| Deposit ID | 10070473 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013420 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Curlew Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.18428, 46.45405 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1140 |
| Relative position | 3 1/2 MILES NORTHWEST OF VICTOR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ravalli(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Victor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hamilton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hamilton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bitterroot(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Ravalli |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 021W | 14 | NW4 OF NE4 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Newland Formation, Limestones, Argillites;Ravalli Group, Quartzite;Valley Gravels | ||
| Rock description | Newland Formation, Limestones, Argillites;Ravalli Group, Quartzite;Valley Gravels | ||
| |||
| (1) | -114.18428, 46.45405 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Discoverer | Helena Victor Mining Co. |
| Year of first production | 1891 |
| District name | Curlew District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Victor - Curlew Mining Co., Inc., P. O. Box 1537, Seattle Wa. 98103 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Holter Estate |
| Home office | C/O 1st National Bank, 302 N. Main, Helena, Mt. 59601 |
| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1911 - 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.002 % | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1911 - 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^2.81 Oz/St | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1911 - 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.07 Oz/St | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013420 |
SAHINEN, U. M., 1957, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS, MISSOULA & RAVALLI CO.'S, MT., MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 8.
LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95.
SAHINEN, U. M., 1957, M. B. M. G. BULLETIN 8
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1976 | Mlynarczyk, Meg S.; Krohn, D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1992 | Spanski, Gregory T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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