| Deposit ID | 10099710 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013387 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Henderson Gulch Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Henderson |
| Related records | 10270380 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.26259, 46.50156 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1417 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 18 KM NORTH OF PHILLIPSBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nirling Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N;009N;009N | 014W;014N;013W | 02;36;31,30,29 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Newland Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Newland Limestone | ||
| |||
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Phillipsburg Batholith, Phillipsburg Overthrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Sunrise And Henderson Mountain Anticline, Fracture Zone Trending N 60 E, Dipping E |
| General form | DISSEMINATED DEPOSIT IS TRIANGULAR - SHAPED INTRUSION |
|---|---|
| Length | 800M |
| Width | 500M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1866 |
| Year of last production | 1957 |
| District name | Henderson District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Henderson Tungsten Co. |
| Home office | C/O J. D. Drent, Hall, Mt |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jake Schneider Phillipsburg, Mt |
| Year | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1866-1913 |
| Material | AU |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^.005 Oz/Cu Yd |
| Year | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1939-1941 |
| Material | AU |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.06 Lb/Cu Yd |
| Year | 1949 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1866-1949 |
| Material | gold |
| Ore mined | 3mt |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 8000M |
| Overall width | 500M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013387 |
USBM REPT INVES 5612, P. 2, 6, 8. 17
USBM PEPT INVES 4914
MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 35, 39, 40.
USGS PP 610, P. 152
USGS PP 78, P. 263.
MBMG BULL 10, P. 21.
1947 DIREXPL U. S. BUREAU MINE
WALKER, USBM R. I. 5612
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1976 | Krohn, Douglas H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1980 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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