Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryLead, Gold, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBLEBS, STRINGERS, ELONGATED MASSES AND SURFACE COATINGS
Ore controlFracture Zone, A Buried Intrusive Below The Fracture Zone Could Be The Source Of The Sulfides
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockArgillite
StructureA General Structural Grain Of Northward Trending Faults Which Are Parallel To Subparallel To Folds
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationSurface Water Circulating Within The Fractured Zone Has Converted Copper Bearing Sulfides To Carbonate And Silicate Minerals.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10019024
MRDS IDDC08337
Alternate namesWild Horse Claim, Sales Prospect, Coming Day Claim, White Pigeon Lode Claim, Early Day
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.9546, -115.14629
References
LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 17 .JOHNS, W. M., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 79 , P. 125 .JOHNS, W. M., 1962 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 29 , P. 32 .CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-28-1961