| Deposit ID | 10102060 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11978 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cooper Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.50588, 45.59573 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE SOUTH OF ROCHESTER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nez Perce Hollow(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003S | 007W | 07 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Pre Belt |
| Rock description | Pre Belt |
| (1) | -112.50588, 45.59573 |
|---|
| Strike | N 70 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 W |
| Length | 1066.8M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rochester District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11978 |
MBMG MEM 19, P. 43.
USGS BULL 574, P. 131.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-22-1963
1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 574
1950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEM. 19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN COPPER VEIN STRIKES N5E. SAHINEN (1950) MENTIONA S N70E VEIN AT COOPER SHAFT ALSO, SPLITTING INTO N AND NE BRA ANCHES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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