| Deposit ID | 10071323 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014653 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Luke Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mineral Hill |
| Related records | 10172769 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.70673, 46.61962 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 10 KM NORTHWEST FROM GARRISON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Luke Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 010N | 009W | 14,15 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Result | SHIPMENTS 1943-1961 RANGED BETWEEN 32.1 AND 34.4% P2O5 AND 1.8 TO 2.1% MOISTURE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation (Retort Member) | ||||
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation (Retort Member) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.70673, 46.61962 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northwest Trending Folds |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeast Trending High-Angle Faults |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40W |
| Dip | 45 NE |
| Thickness | 1.01M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1932 |
| Discoverer | Russell Luke |
| District name | Garrison District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cominco American, Inc., Garrison, Mt. |
| Year | 1961 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1943-1961 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | P-ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^+18-31% Grade P2o5 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 3870.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014653 |
USBM RI 6611, P. 22, 30-36.
MBMG SP 25, P. 6.
MBMG BULL 49, P. 47.
USBM RI 6611, P. 30-31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS HARD, RESULTING IN A COARSE BREAK. THE ORE IS FAULTED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1976 | Berg, Richard B. (Krohn, D. H.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1982 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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