| Deposit ID | 10221534 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026548 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300570049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Mountain Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Mountain Iron, Ramshorn Deposit, Ramshorn Iron Deposit |
| Related records | 10096466 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.03976, 45.4249 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2158 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copper Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ruby(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005 S | 004 W | 01 | E2W2 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Jasper | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | -112.03976, 45.4249 |
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| Strike | N12E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 55W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 170M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 36HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1958 |
| District name | Rabbithole District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morrison-Knudsen Construction |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 82HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300570049 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026548 | MAS references MRDS |
MADISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
USBM-SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34.57
BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE SHERIDAN DISTRICT MADISON CO,MONT MB
IRON IN THE US BY CARR, GUILD, WRIGHT USGS MR-51 1967
MINERAL & WATER RESOURSES OF MONTBY RD GEACH MBMG SP-28
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-OCT-96 | Spear, James M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.