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North Fork Granite Creek Prospect

Occurrence in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodities Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094611
MRDS ID D010016
Record type Site
Current site name North Fork Granite Creek Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.08563, 46.38406 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.5 KM W OF GOAT MT.

Site location context

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)

Flint-Rock(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 012W 03 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 1 MI UP GRANIT CREEK JEEP TRAIL. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1.4 OZ/TON AG
Result 0.22% CU, 0.06% PB, 0.12% ZN, 0.08% WO3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.08563, 46.38406
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mount Powell Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Royal Stock

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20-35 W
    Dip 70-80 SW
    Width 0.61M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Union Carbide

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 ADITS AND 2 SHAFTS, BULLDOZER TRENCH 120 FT LONG, 2 SHALLOW PITS 100 AND 200 FT LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUB PARALLEL TO BEDDING. VEIN IS THICKEST AT SOUTH END OF PROSPECT AND SPLITS INTO VEIN LETS IN A TACTITE ZONE TO THE NORTH. GRANITE TO THE EAST.
Deposit COMPANY BELIEVES THAT EXTENSIVE TUNGSTEN RESOURSE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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