| Deposit ID | 10019360 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC09678 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Greenhorn Cr |
| Alternate or previous names | Skelly and Davis Gulches, Evans-Jones Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.19395, 46.65823 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | CONFLUENCE OF SKELLY GULCH AND GREENHORN CR IS 13.6 KM NF FROM HELENA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Austin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 010N;011N;011N | 005W;005W;006W | 02,03,05,06,08,09;29,30,31,32,33,34;13,24,25,36 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.19395, 46.65823 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Austin District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mrs. R. L. Tostevin (Greenhorn Placer On Seven Mile To Cr At Nprr Bridge 2.5 Mi Nw Of Austin.) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC09678 |
USGS BULL. 842, 1933, P. 62.
MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 55, 58-9.
MBMG MEM NO 5, P. 24.
USBM RI 6334, P. 26.
MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 58.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GREENHORN CR, SKELLY AND DAVIS GULCHES WERE ACTIVELY MINED FOR PLACER GOLD. GREENHORN CR (1939) WAS WORKED FROM 1000 YD BELOW POST OFFICE TO 500 YDS ABOVE IT. EVANS-JONES PLACER WAS WORKED IN 1942 FOR ROUGH SCHEELITE CONCENTRATE. |
| Deposit | WORKABLE GROUND REMAINS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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