Hy Grade Placer

Occurrence in Park 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022784
MRDS ID FS00252
Record type Site
Current site name Hy Grade Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.78471, 45.09213 (WGS84)
Elevation 1581
Relative position HALF MILE SOUTH OF CORWIN SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Park(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Electric Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gardiner(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin 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 Park

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008S 008E 31 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary

Analytical data

Result ASSAY REPORT: 3 PANS (UPPER WORKINGS) WERE COMBINED - AU 15 MG PER CUBIC YD; 3 PANS (LOWER WORKINGS) -86.5 MG AU PER CU YD.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.78471, 45.09213

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1934
Discoverer H. A. Wentz

Mining district

District name Jardine (Sheepeater)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner H. A. Wentz

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL CABIN; PLACER MINES - 300 SQ. FT - UPPER PLACE; 120 SQ FT AT THE LOWER. EACH HAD A FACE OF APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1936 DIREXPL USFS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1976 Hunter, Marilyn D. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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