| Deposit ID | 10101955 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08414 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Eileen Marcia Placer Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Eileen Marsha |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.47625, 47.17571 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1292 |
| Relative position | 12 MI N OF ALBERTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Missoula(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McCormick Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Plains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lolo National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Missoula |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 016N | 023W | 02 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -114.47625, 47.17571 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Nine Mile District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mickey And Earl Dotson |
| Home office | 2837 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, Ca. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08414 |
CROWLEY, F. A., 1960 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1959 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14 , P. 31 .
LYNDEN, C. J., 1948 , THE GOLD PLACERS OF MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEM. 26 , PP. 106 - 107 .
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-06-1961
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD BEARING GRAVELS OF NINE MILE CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES ARE REPORTED TO BE EITHER GLACIAL TILL OR GLACIAL MORAINE. ALONG MCCORMICK CREEK GOLD IS CONCENTRATED WITHIN A FOOT OR SO OF BEDROCK AND IS ALL NUGGET GOLD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1979 | Rojstaczer, Stuart A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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