York, Trout Creek, Missouri

Producer in Lewis and Clark 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. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008972
MRDS ID D001547
Record type Site
Current site name York, Trout Creek, Missouri

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.75087, 46.71657 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hauser Lake(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Lewis and Clark

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.75087, 46.71657

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Missouri River-York

Comments on the production information

  • IN DISTRICT EST. $5,000,000 IN PLACER GOLD MISSOURI RIVER TERRACES EST. PROD. $2,000,000 IN GOLD

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARDEE, J.T., AND SCHRADER, F.C., 1933, METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 842, P. 120-122, 176-181

  • Production

    PARDEE, 1933, USGS BULL. 842

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MISSOURI WAS RIVER TERRACE DEPOSITS; LAT. AND LONG. ARE GENERAL FOR AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1974 Fisher, Fred S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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