| Deposit ID | 10400178 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.50386, 46.6099 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Broadwater(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Canyon Ferry SE(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)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Broadwater |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.50386, 46.6099 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FOLDED AND FAULTED PRECAMBRIAN AND PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS |
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| Year of last production | 1959 |
| District name | Broadwater |
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| Year | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1865-1959 |
| Material | Au |
| Ore mined | 3mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, 283 P.
Yeend and Shawe, 1989
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PLACERS IN THE UPPER PART OF WHITE CREEK AND JOHNNY GULCH. ALSO AVALANCHE CREEK AND MAGPIE GULCH. |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.