| Deposit ID | 10148512 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300490232 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | French Bar Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | French Bar |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.74477, 46.6602 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1112 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Canyon Ferry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canyon Ferry Dam(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 010 N | 001 W | 04 | NWNWNW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sapphire | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -111.74477, 46.6602 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Alluvial Mining |
| District name | Missouri River |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ron Mclean |
| Home office | Montana |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Master, James |
| Home office | Montana |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | French Bar Industries |
| Home office | Montana |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Montana Gold And Sppahire, Inc. |
| Home office | Montana |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300490232 |
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEM 26, 1948.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 129, 1991.
VARIOUS MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORTS, 1988
TO 1994.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RELATED PROPERTY MAS SEQ# 0300490098 FRENCH BAR PROSPECTS: |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-JUN-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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