Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlCable Stock; Northeast-Trending Folds And Subparallel Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Platinum, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Hasmark Formation
StructurePhilipsburg Batholith, Cable Stock, Faults
Tectonic settingIn Rocky Mountains
AlterationFerruginous
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsTO 1912, 1930-1940
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10069751
MRDS IDW007422
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.17461, -113.24563
References
EARLL, F.N., 1972, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN FLINT CREEK RANGE, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 84, P. 21-23.EMMONS, W.H., AND CALKINS, F.C., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBURG QUADRANGLE , MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 78, P. 153, 234-235.U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1905-1962.EARLL. USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1905-1962.