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Lucky Joe

Prospect in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Tungsten, Manganese, Iron
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096918
MRDS ID FS00236
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Joe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.96975, 45.56518 (WGS84)
Elevation 2835
Relative position LOCATED NEAR THE HEAD OF THE SOUTH FORK OF WILLOW CREEK TOWNSHIP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Potosi Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jefferson(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003S 003W Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS MADE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.96975, 45.56518
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tobacco Root Batholith

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1906
Discoverer William H. Brennan

Mining district

District name Potosi

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Potosi Tungsten Mining Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CLAIM DISCOVERY SHAFT - 6 FEET BY 6 FEET BY 10 FEET DEEP VEIN STRIKES S 85 DEG. E. - DIP 55 DEG. NE. VEIN WHERE SAMPLE FOUR FROM - STRIKE S 70 DEG W. AND DIP 60 DEG. NW

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1906 DIREXPL SENATOR CLARK INTEREST OF BUTTE HIRED MINING EXAMINER.

  • Deposit

    1937 DIREXPL J. T. NORTON - METALLURGICAL AND MINING ENGINEER, BUTTE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1975 Hunter, Marilyn D. U.S. Geological Survey

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