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Spring Cr and Rocker Gulch Placers

Past Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019387
MRDS ID DC09911
Record type Site
Current site name Spring Cr and Rocker Gulch Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.59533, 46.36518 (WGS84)
Relative position MOUTH OF ROCKER GULCH IS 4.2 KM SE OF DEER LODGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sugarloaf Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007N 008W 02,10,11,15 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG ARE FOR ROCKER GULCH. SPRING GULCH IS A TRIBUTARY OF N FORK OF COTTONWOD CR. THE MOUTH OF N FORK OF COTTONWOOD CR IS 0.3 KM UP STREAM FROM ROCKER GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.59533, 46.36518
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Comments on the geologic information

  • AU ERODED FROM OUTCROPS FROM ZOSELL (EMERY) DISTRICT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1872
Discoverer H.L. Hoffman

Mining district

District name Emery (Zosell) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rocker Gulch: Emery Consolidated Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PROD. FOR SPRING CR AND ROCKER GULCH IS BETWEEN $75000 TO 100000.

Comments on the workings information

  • ROCKER GULCH WAS MINED FOR 0.5 MI ALONG NARROW STRETCH BELOW THE BLUE EYED MAGGIE MINE AND FOR 0.75 MI ABOVE THE FORKS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 119, 124.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 842, P. 283

  • Deposit

    UNPUB. USGS MEM REPT. 4812

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 34, P. 1, 19, 22, 23, 27.

  • Production

    MBMG MEM 26, P. 124

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ROCKER GULCH GRAVELS LESS THAN 10FT DEEP AND FROM A FEW FT TO 32 FT WIDE.
Deposit DUE TO PRESENCE OF MG OXIDES AND FREE AU BEING UNCOMMON IN THE ORES OF THIS DISTRICT IT IS DOUBTED ANY RICH PLACER GOLD REMAINS IN THE DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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