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Independence Creek and Windy Hill Placer

Past Producer in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011760
MRDS ID D006879
Record type Site
Current site name Independence Creek and Windy Hill Placer
Alternate or previous names West Fork of Indepenence Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.86063, 46.55128 (WGS84)
Relative position MOUTH OF INDEPENDENCE CREEK IS 4.9 KM SW OF GARRISON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garrison(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 010W 08,09,17,18,19,20 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG ON MOUTH OF CREEK, WINDY HILL IS A THE HEAD OF THE W FORK OF INDEPENDENCE CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result FROM WINDY HILL $20/OZ (968 FINE)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
    Rock unit name Lake Beds;Stream Laid Gravel;Early Glacial Drift
    Rock description Lake Beds;Stream Laid Gravel;Early Glacial Drift

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.86063, 46.55128
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Royal Stock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1890

Mining district

District name Pioneer (Gold Creek) District

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS, SLUICING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 978, P. 72, 77-8, 92-3

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AU WAS EXCEPTIONALLY ROUGH OR A LITTLE WATER WORN (WINDY HILL)
Deposit MINE NEAR HEAD OF INDEPENDENCE CREEK IS ON E. SHOULDER OF WINDY HILL. NE SHOULDER OF WINDY HILL IS A TERRACE THAT WAS MINED, ALSO THE W. FORK OF INDEPENDENCE CREEK AND A CHANNEL WAS MINED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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