Montana · Missoula County
Past Producer
Copper Cliff Mine
Missoula County, Montana, United States
Copper
Gold
Silver
Antimony
Arsenic
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Description
W. P. Shipler
Commodities
Primary
Copper
Secondary
Gold, Silver
Tertiary
Antimony, Arsenic
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Workings
Surface/Underground
Ore control
Northeast-Trending Faults
Materials
Ore minerals
Copper, Enargite
Gangue
Iron, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Quartzite,Mylonite,Shale,Limestone
Associated rock
Trachyte,Andesite,Basalt · Union Peak Trachyte Mass
Structure
Bearmouth Overthrust, Deep Creek Anticline, Series Of Generally Ne Trending Faults Within A 1000 Ft. Belt (Forms "The Cliff")
Tectonic setting
Cordilleran Miogeosyncline
Alteration
Oxidation
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1890
Identification
Deposit ID
10071375
MRDS ID
W014719
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
46.80878, -113.45482
References
USGS BULL 660, P. 220-223.MBMG BULL 8, P. 11-15, 28-31.MBMG BULL 108, P. 15.MBMG MEM NO 39, P. 28.PARDEE, 1918, U.S.G.S. 660-F MBMG BULL 8, P. 11-15