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Washington Gulch 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019698
MRDS ID DC11176
Record type Site
Current site name Washington Gulch Placer
Alternate or previous names Fontana Placer, L&M Placer, Old Shoe #1 Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.66673, 46.78379 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position THE JUNCTION OF COW GULCH AND WASHINGTON CR IS 3.3KMA W OF FINN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Finn(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012N;012N 008W;009W 04,05,07,08,18;13,24 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG ARE FOR JUNCTION OF COW GULCH AND WASHINGTON CR. PLACER WORKINGS GO UP STREAM ALMOST TO THE HEAD OF WASH. GULCH. L&M PLACER SEC 7&18, T12N,R8W. OLD SHOE IS 1MI N ON N FORK OF WASHINGTON BULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1968)

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) -112.66673, 46.78379
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • IT IS DOUBTFUL WHETHER THERE IS ANY DREDGEABLE AREA LEFT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Finn District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • 1939 $3000 IN 5 WEEKS.

Comments on the workings information

  • 1898 DRYLAND DREDGE WAS USED. SLUICING. 1911, 1933-37, 1939 DRYLAND DREDGES WERE IN USE.

Comments on development

  • CHICAGO SINDICATE IN 1898; 1918-37 FONTANA PLACER WAS IN PRODUCTION; 1939 IT WAS THE WASHINGTON GULCH MINING AND LEASING CO; 1933-37 ELDORADO GOLD PLACER MINING CO; OLD SHOE DEVELOPING IN 1959; L&M PRODUCING 1961.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 119, 129.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 842, P. 114.

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM NO 20, P. 95.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 33, P. 37.

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 14, P. 35.

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 610, P. 167-8

  • Production

    MBMG MEM NO 20, P. 95. MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 129.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MORE CONSISTENTLY WORKED THAN ANY OTHER CR IN THE DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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