| Deposit ID | 10008971 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001546 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mcclellan Creek Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.63229, 46.88157 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 7.0 MI SE OF LINCOLN IS ITS MOUTH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lincoln(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)
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 | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 013N | 008W | 16,20,21,28,29,30,32,33 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | THE NUGGETS THE SIZE OF WHEAT GRAINS OR LARGER ARE ABOUT 870 FINE. A PAN OF GRAVEL WAS SAID TO HOLD $500 (1870'S) |
|---|
| 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 | ||
| Rock unit name | Unconsolidated sand and gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.63229, 46.88157 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1864 |
| District name | Mcclellan Gulch District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001546 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300490192 | From McClellan Mine (10148683) |
Pardee, J.T. and Schrader, F.C., 1933, Metalliferous deposits of the greater Helena mining region, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 842, P. 117-18.
MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 55, 64.
MBMG MEM NO 5, P. 24
Koschmann, A. H., and Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, Principal gold-producing districts of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 610, p. 156.
MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 64., USGS PP 610, P. 156.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD IS GEN. NUGGET GOLD. THE GULCH IS QUITE NARROW AND ALONG STRETCHES THE GRAVEL IS ABOUT 30 FT DEEP. TWO PAY STREAKS, A LOWER GULCH CHANNEL AND A HIGHER BAR CHANNEL. |
| Deposit | 1927 A.J. WOOD AND FRED MEADE WERE MINING AN OPEN CUT 2.5 MI ABOVE THE MOUTH. THEY FOUND A NUGGET WEIGHING 57 OZ. LARGEST NUGGET FOUND AND IT WAS WORTH $1700. IT WAS 870 FINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Merged data from Deposit ID 10148683 (McClellan Mine) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1974 | Fisher, Fred S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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