Description
Mr. P. J. Tilton
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSkarn Au
Model64: Skarn Au
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlOre Body Along Crest Of Anticline Where Intersected By Mother Lode Fault And Parent Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Park;Meagher Formation, Dolomitic Limestone;Wolsey Formation, Shale, Minor Quartzite
Associated rockDiorite · Boulder Batholith, Butte Quartz Monzonite;Diorite (Gabbro) Batholith Satellite Pluton;Fish Creek Pluton, Granodiorite
StructureBoulder Batholith, Steeply Nw-Plunging Anticline, Mother Lode Fault, Diorite (Gabbro) Intrusion, Parent Fault
Tectonic settingCordilleran Miogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1867
Discovery year1866
Identification
Deposit ID10071327
MRDS IDW014658
Alternate namesMurphy, Tilton, Highland, Nevin Hill, Only Chance
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.79712, -112.50921
References
ROBINSON, G. D., KLEPPER, M. R., AND OBRADOVICH, J. D., 1968, OVERLAPPING PLUTONISM, VOLCANISM, AND TECTONISM IN THE BOULDER BATHOLITH REGION, WESTERN MONTANA, IN STUDIES IN VOLCANOLOGY: GEOL. SOC. AM. MEM. 116, P. 557-576.MBMG MEM 32.