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Gold Nugget

Occurrence 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022870
MRDS ID FS00374
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Nugget

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.60951, 46.77657 (WGS84)
Elevation 1561
Relative position 3 MILES WNW OF NEVADA MTN. ON NEVADA CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nevada Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(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

Helena-Lewis and Clark 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 012N 008W 21 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EXTENSIVE PLACER MINING PRIOR TO 1900'S

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.60951, 46.77657
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1918
Discoverer Edward And Edmund Finnester

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Nimrod Fee, W. N. Harris

Comments on the workings information

  • IMPROVEMENTS; OLD DITCHS ARE BEING REPAIRED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FS FILES

  • Deposit

    1954 DIREXPL USF

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE CLAIM IS SITUATED ON GLACIAL DRIFT OF MORAINES AND OUTWASH. ALLUVIUM FROM NEVADA CR. SUPPLIES MATERIAL FOR PLACER MINING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Steward, Candis A. U.S. Geological Survey

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