| Deposit ID | 10197648 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300770282 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mistake Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.6612, 46.7916 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Powell(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Finn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 012 N | 008 W | 18 | SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | -112.6612, 46.7916 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Copenhaver And Poggeman |
| ID | 2401789 |
| Home office | Montana |
| Year | 1985 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300770282 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2401789 |
MSHA INFORMATION REPORT NUMBER 2401789
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-SEP-1987 | Spear, James M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/14/1986 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2401789 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Mistake Placer |
| Current operator | Copenhauer & Poggeman |
| Current controller (parent) | Copenhauer Richard W & David E |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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