Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Copper, Lead
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPOD AND LENSLIKE ORE BODIES
Ore controlFaulting In Argillite And Breccia Pipes In Intrusive(?) Andesite
Materials
Other materialsGalena, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Ravalli Group
Associated rockAndesite · Andesite
StructureLarge Nw - Trending Fault Providing Control For Flathead Mine Intrusive
Tectonic settingWest Of Rocky Mountain Trench
AlterationFormation Of Silica, Kaolinite, And Alunite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1945
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10078279
MRDS IDW026535
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.90988, -114.59571
References
SHENON, P. J., AND TAYLOR, A. V., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE OCCURENCE OF THE HOG HEAVEN MINING DISTRICT, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MOUNTANA, MBMG MEM 17, 16P.JOHNS, W. A., AND OTHERS, 1963, PROGRESS REPORT ON G EOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI - FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHEST MONTANA, MBMG BULL 29MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 36, P.551929 RECON MBMG, MEM. NO. 171962 GEOLMAP MBMG, BULLS. 36 , 79