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Elk No. 1 Placer

Prospect in Jefferson 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124409
MAS/MILS ID 0300430663
Record type Site
Current site name Elk No. 1 Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -111.85807, 46.338 (WGS84)
Elevation 2225
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crow Creek Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

White Sulphur Springs(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 Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007 N 002 W 28 NWNE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Skjegstad, R, Beniger, F J, Kokoruda, C M, Doggett, L W
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1966

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WFOC MINERAL PROPERTY FILE NO 0300430663.

  • Deposit

    FILES OF E MCHUGH, WFOC, SPOKANE, WA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECOMMENDATIONS: IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT CONTEST PROCEEDINGS BE INITIATED WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND A HEARING REQUESTED TO DETERMINE THE VALIDITY OF THE ELK NO. 1 PLACER CLAIM. THIS CLAIM WAS NOT HELD IN GOOD FAITH FOR MINING PURPOSES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-83 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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