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Bilk and Weasel Gulch Placer

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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019701
MRDS ID DC11180
Record type Site
Current site name Bilk and Weasel Gulch Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.24639, 46.8175 (WGS84)
Relative position THE CONJUCTION OF BILKS AND WEASEL GULCHES IS 6.8 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wild Horse Parks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N 013W 03,04,05 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • UPPER TRIBUTARIES OF DOUGLAS CR LAT. LONG. CONJUCTION OF BILKS AND WEASEL GULCHES
  • Political location in the record is Powell county. However, original lat/long plots in Granite county. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 46-49-3N 113-14-47W (46.8175 -113.24639); UTM N<blank> E<blank> Z<blank>; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 012N, RNG 013W, Sect 03,04,05, Sect_fract <blank>. The original coordinates were changed to the intersection of Weasel Gulch and Bilk Gulch at NAD83 46.827155,-113.261182 in Powell county.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.24639, 46.8175
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Bearmouth Overthrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Garnet Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1865

Mining district

District name Top O'Deep District

Comments on the production information

  • WAS EXHAUSTED BEFORE PRODUCTION EQUALED COST OF PLANT . LOWER COURSE OF BILK GULCH HAD SEVERAL NUGGETS, ONE WHICH WEIGHED 32 OZ AT $600.

Comments on the workings information

  • A PUMPING PLANT WAS INSTALLED ON WEASEL CR. PRE 1917

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 660, P. 236-37

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 131, 132

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAVEL MINED ALONG LOWER BILK GULCH PRE 1917, WAS RICH, SEVERAL NUGGETS WERE FOUND, ONE WAS 32OZ. LARGE BOULDERS OF BROWN GARNET ROCK ARE ABUNDANT. WHEN BROKEN SOME OF THEM SHOW SMALL PARTICLES OF AU ASSOCIATED WITH CHRYSOCOLLA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 03-SEP-2008 Schruben, Paul U.S. Geological Survey Fixed lat/long - county disagreement.

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