Montana · Sanders County
Past Producer

Drake Mine

Sanders County, Montana, United States
GoldSilverCopperPlatinumPalladiumLeadNickelChromiumCobalt
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Description

Drake Brothers

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
SecondaryPlatinum, Palladium, Lead
TertiaryNickel, Chromium, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR TO TABULAR, VEINS
Ore controlAlong Diorite-Quartzite Contact, Faulting And Shear Zones In Diorite.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite, Pyrrhotite, Sperrylite, Tenorite
GangueChlorite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockDiorite · Diorite
StructureNorthwest Folds And Faults, Some Northeast Faulting, North-Striking Faults And Shears
Tectonic settingBelt Basin In Proterozoic, Now Part Of Rocky Mountains
AlterationArgillic Alteration Within Shears, Diorite Altered To Serpentine And Talc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Last production1949
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10078298
MRDS IDW026566
Alternate namesTrade Dollar, Dixon, Eagle, Green Mountain, Kootenai Copper
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates47.26571, -114.40597
References
CROWLEY, F.A., 1963, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34 , P. 35-39.HARRISON, J.E., LEACH, D.L., KLEINKOPF, M.D., AND LONG, C.L., 1986, RESOURCE APPRAISAL MAP FOR PORPHYRY MOLYBDENUM-TUNGSTEN, PLATINUM-GROUP METALS, AND EPITHERMAL SILVER DEPOSITS IN THE WALLACE 1 X 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, MONTANA AND IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1509-H, SCALE 1:250,000.INGERSOLL, R.G., JR., GALLOWAY, GARY, AND DUNN, MICHAEL, 1982, FIELD INVENTORY OF MINERAL RESOURCES, FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT BIA 22-II, 38 P. + APPENDIX.VAN LOENEN, R.E., HAFFTY, JOSEPH, AND EARHART, R.L., 1984, PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM IN A MAFIC DIKE, SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1694-G, P. 83-89.BUCKLEY, STEVE, 1992, GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION OF THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION, IN MANYDEEDS, S.A., ED., MINERAL FRONTIERS ON INDIAN LANDS: U.S. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DIVISION OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION G-92-2, P. 39-47.SAHINEN, U.M., 1936, REVAIS CREEK MINING DISTRICT, SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: PRIVATE REPORT.MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 1971, GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE AND SOIL SAMPLE INVENTORY OF RAVALLII - DIXON - CAMAS PRAIRIE AREA, SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.1936 GEOLMAP CONSULTANT PRIVATE REPORT1971 GEOCHEM, MBMG, UNPUB. REPORT