Aurora Creek Placer

Past Producer in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159759
MAS/MILS ID 0300570915
Record type Site
Current site name Aurora Creek Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -111.83416, 45.4999 (WGS84)
Elevation 1823
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Leonard Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Madison(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 004 S 002 W 10 NESW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION: 14 MILES WEST OF MCALLISTER, MT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -111.83416, 45.4999

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Aurora Creek Mining Co.
    ID 2401668
    Home office Box 782, Ennis, Mt 59740
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPORT JUNE 1982

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-92 Winters, Dick U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/28/1982
MSHA mine ID2401668
Mine name (MSHA)Aurora Creek Placer
Current operatorAurora Creek Mining Company Inc
Current controller (parent)Oldham Albert
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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