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Mcginnis and Washoe Creek Placer

Past Producer in Missoula 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. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097802
MRDS ID D006900
Record type Site
Current site name Mcginnis and Washoe Creek Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.37954, 46.84461 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position HEAD OF MCGINNIS CREEK IS .2 KM FROM COLOMA, WASHOE IS 1.0 KM.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Missoula(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Union Peak(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Missoula

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 013N;013N 014W;015W 27,28,30,31,32,33;25,26 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • MCGINNIS CREEK FLOWS NE FROM COLOM TO ELK CREEK. WASHOE CREEK IS A TRIBUTARY OF UNION CREEK AND FLOWS W. FROM COLOMA. LAT. LONG FOR HEAD OF MCGINNIS CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.37954, 46.84461
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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
Year of first production 1975

Mining district

District name Coloma District

Land status

Ownership category State Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • ONLY THE HEADS OF THE CREEKS WERE MINED. (1-2 MILES)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 26, P. 105, 107-08.

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 5, P. 27.

  • Production

    MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 108

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BOULDERY GROUND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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