Montana · Meagher County
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Sheep Creek Deposit

Meagher County, Montana, United States
CopperCobaltSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Cobalt
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMassive sulfide
Orebody formTabular to ovoid
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Bornite
GangueBarite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Shale · Newland Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1985
Identification
Deposit ID10246058
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates46.783, -110.913
References
AVERY, D.W. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES UNPUBLISHED MONTANA DIRECTORY.COMINCO LTD. 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P35.COMINCO RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P6.Cominco Ltd, 1989, 1988 Annual ReportCominco American Resources Incorporated BHP Utah International Incorporated. Sheep Creek Project, Meagher County, Montana. Dec. 1988, 4 pp.Cominco Resources International Limited. Fact Sheet Sheep Creek, Montana. May 1989.Cominco Resources Reports Encouraging Results at Sheep Creek, Montana, Copper Cobalt Property. July 14, 1987.Cominco Resources Reports High Grade Copper Intercept. June 6, 1988.TintinaGold Resources Inc., November 10, 2010, TintinaGold expands land position at its Sheep Creek property, Montana, USA: TintinaGold Resources Inc. News Release.Tintagold Resources Inc., November 16, 2010, TintinaGold intersects 8.72% Copper and 0.11% Cobalt over 6.35 meters on its Sheep Creek property, Montana, USA: Tintagold Resources Inc. News Release.COMINCO LTD. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P37.TintinaGold Resources Inc., January 6, 2011, TintinaGold reports Initial Inferred copper-cobalt-silver resource on its Sheep Creek property, Montana, USA: TintinaGold Resources Inc. News Release, Web publication accessed January 10, 2011 at, http://tintinagold.com/images/2052TintinaGold%20-%20NR-Sheep%20Creek%20Initial%20Inferred%20Resource-%20Jan-6-2010%20(FINAL)%20.pdf