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Black Sand Placer

Occurrence in Lewis and Clark 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022884
MRDS ID FS00389
Record type Site
Current site name Black Sand Placer
Related records 10124528

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.42784, 46.89657 (WGS84)
Elevation 1620
Relative position 1/4 MILE E OF THE MOUTH OF FOOL HEN CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stemple Pass(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

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 Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 013N 007W 12 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ASSAY REPORT: DISCOVERY CUT, AU - .03 MG/CUBIC YARD

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Belt Series
    Rock description Belt Series

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.42784, 46.89657
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1934

Mining district

District name Gould-Stemple District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner H. T. Cleary

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 4.27M
    Overall width 1.83M

Comments on the workings information

  • CLAIMANT ALSO HAS A CABIN ON CLAIM, IT IS SUSPECTED THAT USE OTHER THAN MINING WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE CLAIM

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FS FILES

  • Deposit

    1935 DIREXPL USF

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BLACK SANDS IN THE GULCH IS EVIDENCE OF DIORITE AND IRON OXIDE IN THE REGION OF THE STREAM'S WATERSHED
Deposit Discovery Year: 1934 (AMENDED)

Reporter information

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

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