Big Horn Placer

Unknown in Carbon county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10245663
MAS/MILS ID 0300090078
Record type Site
Current site name Big Horn Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -108.22183, 45.08163 (WGS84)
Elevation 1158

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carbon(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hillsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bridger(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Billings(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Horn Lake(hydrologic unit)

Big Horn(hydrologic accounting unit)

Big Horn(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)

National Recreation Area NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Carbon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009 S 029 E 06 C E2W2 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -108.22183, 45.08163

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Recreation Area

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-1992 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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