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Carpenter Creek 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. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019344
MRDS ID DC09600
Record type Site
Current site name Carpenter Creek Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.55534, 46.5999 (WGS84)
Relative position LOWER END OF TAILINGS ARE 3.2 KM E OF AVON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Avon(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 010N;010N;011N 008W;007W;007W 12,13,24;06,07;21,28,29,31,32 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG ARE ON LOWER END OF TAILINGS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.55534, 46.5999
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1865

Mining district

District name Ophir District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1934
    Material gravel
    Ore mined 1467296cy
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Fine (Out Of 1467296 Cy Of Gravel)

Comments on the workings information

  • YUBA CONNECTED-BUCKED DREDGE (1934).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 119, 127-8.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 842, P. 31

  • Production

    MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 127.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BENCH AND CREEK PLACERS, TERRACE PLACERS ON W BANK, E BANK IS BARREN OF AU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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