Montana · Lincoln, Sanders County
Prospect

Montanore

Lincoln, Sanders County, Montana, United States
CopperSilverLead
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Description

Initial outcrop discovered by T. Hayes (Asarco Inc.) in 1978. A second discovery was made by T. Henricksen and J. Ebisch in 1983. U.S. Borax and Chemical Co. staked and drilled in 1983-4. \n

Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeRevett sediment hosted Cu Ag
Model200: Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formtabular
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Revett Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1983
Identification
Deposit ID10048814
MRDS IDMP90044
Alternate namesRock Lake Project, Noxon
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.07487, -115.64363
References
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MARCH, 1989Boleneus, D.E., Appelgate, L.M., Stewart, J.H., and Zientek, M.L., 2005, Stratabound Copper-Silver Deposits of the Mesoproterozoic Revett Formation, Montana and Idaho; USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2005?5231, cuag_deposit.txt.Ristorcelli, Steve, and Fitch, David, 2005, Technical Report on the Copper and Silver Resources, Montanore Project, Lincoln and Sanders Counties, Montana, prepared for Mines Management, Inc.: Reno, NV, MINE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES, MINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, October, 14, 2005, 151 p.Silver Wheaton 2009 News Release http://silverwheaton.com/main/?newsReleases&70[ accessed 7/22/2009 1:36:25 PM]Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98?206, 33 p., diskette.Salisbury & Assoc., 1987, Rock Lake Reserve Estimates, confidential memorandum, dated March 6, 1987.Regan, M. D., 1988, untitled memorandum to Montana Reserves, dated June 24, 1988.Saunders, D., 1990, Montanore Ore Reserves, internal Noranda memorandum, dated October 8, 1990.Saunders, D. M., 1994, Montanore project Ore Reserves, internal Noranda memorandum, dated December 14, 1994.