| Deposit ID | 10102033 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11427 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tussle Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.08702, 46.42406 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2219 |
| Relative position | 0.4 KM NE OF BIELENBERG LAKE. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 012W | 27 | NW OF NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | UNSORTED ORE-30 OZ AG, $2.00 GOLD, 2% CU & PB. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Royal Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Royal Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -113.08702, 46.42406 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Royal Stock |
| Strike | N 87 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 63 S |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1904 |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| Year of last production | 1906 |
| District name | Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 48.77M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11427 |
USGS, PP 78, P. 247.
MCGILL, G.E., 1959, MAP OF THE NW FLANK OF THE FLINT CREEK RANGE, WESTERN MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1933, 1937, 1938
USGS PP 78. USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON THE 65 FT LEVEL E OF THE SHAFT, A REVERSE FAULT STRIKING S 60 E AND DIPPING ABOUT 50 N THROWS THE VEIN ABOUT 1.5 FT S. ON THE 22 FT LEVEL THE SAME FAULT E OF THE SHAFT AND OFF SETS THE VEIN 7 FT TO THE S. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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