| Deposit ID | 10019728 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11291 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ajax Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.45824, 47.85793 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | 4.5 MI NW OF SEVEN POINT MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sanders(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Seven Point Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Kootenai National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Sanders |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 024N | 030W | 09 | NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.45824, 47.85793 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | General Structural Grain Of Northward Trending Faults Which Are Parallel To Subparallel To Folds |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | Ed Coleman And Mr. Rowdy |
| Production years | 1900-1961. |
| District name | Cabinet District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Duvall |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11291 |
JOHNS, W. M., 1962 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 29 , P. 33 - 34 .
JOHNS, W. M., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 79 , P 83 - 84 .
LYDEN, CHARLES J., 1948 , THE GOLD PLACERS OF MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEM. 26 , P. 136 .
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-11-1963
JOHNS, W. M., 1962 : MONTANA BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 34 , P. 33 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALL KNOWN PLACER PRODUCTION OF CONSEQUENCE FROM THE VERMILION RIVER CAME FROM BELOW THE LYONS CREEK-VERMILION RIVER JUNCTION, SUGGESTING THE SOURCE OF THE PLACER GOLD MAY HAVE BEEN FROM LYONS CREEK AREA ( JOHNS, W. M., 1962 )> |
| Deposit | GOLD IS DISTRIBUTED IN UPPER GRAVELS WITHIN SEVERAL FEET OF THE SURFACE. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE DERIVED FROM GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS NEARBY WHICH CARRY FREE GOLD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1979 | Rojstaczer, Stuart A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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