| Deposit ID | 10011761 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006881 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lincoln Gulch Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Lincoln Creek Placer |
| Related records | 10294572 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.7523, 46.94156 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | MOUTH OF LINCOLN GUCH IS 3.7 KM W OF LINCOLN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Moose Creek(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 014N | 009W | 06,07,08,17,20,21,28 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Result | EARLY-DAY DRIFTERS FOUND A STREAK AVERAGING $375 TO A SET (4'X4'X10') AS MUCH AS $2400/BLK. DREDGE PUT IN (IN 1942) FOUND $0.40 - 0.50/ CUBIC YARD AU |
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| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock type qualifier | DIORITE DIKE | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.7523, 46.94156 |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Discoverer | Richard Evans, D.W. Culp And Others. |
| District name | Lincoln Gulch District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Missoula Lincoln Metals Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Lickes |
| Home office | Lincoln, Mt. |
| Year | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1865-1959 |
| Material | gold |
| Ore mined | 10637390.5g |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006881 |
MBMG MEM 31, P. 53-4.
USGS BULL. 842, P. 115-16.
USBM RI 6334, P. 5, 26, 27.
MBMG MEM 26, P. 55, 65-6.
USGS BULL 610, P. 155.
MBMG MEM NO. 26
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BY 1873 ALL WORK HAD ALL BUT CEASED. BEGINNING 1904 LOWER PART WAS MINED; 4 PATENTED, 17 UNPATENTED, HAVE BEEN CLOSED DOWN SINCE 1942. |
| Deposit | EARLY-DAY DRIFTERS FOUND 50-300 FT WIDE PAY STREAK AU; OVERBURDEN IS 15-50 FT, SCHEELITE IS IN OVERBURDEN AND ON BEDROCK CHANNEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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