| Deposit ID | 10022811 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | FS00294 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Way Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.35509, 46.45406 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Relative position | 1/2 M SW OF NEGRO MTN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Henderson Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Powell |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 006W | 06 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | -113.35509, 46.45406 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Discoverer | American Western Mine Inc Of Mont |
| District name | Elliston District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Western Mining Inc. Of Montana |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | FS00294 |
FS FILES
1939 DIREXPL USF
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE GEOLOGY WAS NOT MENTIONED BUT THIS REPORTER SUSPECTS IT IS LOCATED ON SEDIMENTARY ROCK INTRUDED BY QUARTZ MONZONITE OF THE BOULDER BATHOLITH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Steward, Candis A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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