| Deposit ID | 10022796 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | FS00274 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hawkeye Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.85976, 46.33851 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1738 |
| Relative position | FIFTEEN MILES EASTERLY OF JEFFERSON CITY, MONT., ON CROW CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Crow Creek Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
White Sulphur Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007N | 002W | 24,25 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | Elkhorn Mountains Volcanics |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | 1907 |
| District name | Alhambra |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John C. Bahnsen |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | FS00274 |
1924 DIREXPL USFS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE CLAIM IS LOCATED ON GLACIAL TILL WHICH MAY EITHER BE INTRUDED BY IGNEOUS DIKES (??) OR THE IGNEOUS DIKES WERE MORE RESISTANT TO GLACIAL ACTION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Steward, Candis A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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