| Deposit ID | 10149028 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300710086 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cow Creek Placers |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.88749, 47.84412 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 762 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Phillips(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cow Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Zortman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lewistown(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fort Peck Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Fort Peck Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Phillips |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 023 N | 022 E | 05 | 2 NW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -108.88749, 47.84412 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300710086 |
MILLER, M.S., 1986, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COW CREEK
WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, BLAINE AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES,
MONTANA: USBM WFOC MLA OF 3-86, 27 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL STREAMS, AND MISSOURI RIVER, AT COW CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA CONTAIN MINOR AMOUNTS OF GOLD; MAXIMUM VALUE FOUND $0.09 PER CUBIC YARD AT $300 PER TROY OUNCE GOLD PRICE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-DEC-90 | Miller | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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