| Deposit ID | 10038142 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045428 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Princeton Gulch Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Maywood Placer, Summit Placer, Montana Tonapah |
| Related records | 10123627 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.16452, 46.42128 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 17 MI NORTHEAST OF PHILIPSBURG; 4.5 MI SOUTHEAST OF MAXVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maxville(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 | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 013W | 25 | NE4 OF NE4 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| REE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Platinum | Ore |
| Result | CONCENTRATES: $34.52/TON AU, $1.50/TON PT, CONCENTRATION NOT KNOWN |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| General form | GRAVEL ACCUMULATIONS |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Treasure State Uranium Corp. |
| Home office | Butte, Mt. |
| First year | 1962 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045428 |
EMMONS, W.H., AND CALKINS, F.C., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBURG QUADRANGLE, MONATANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 78, P. 153, 264, PL. 2.
DINGMAN, O.A., 1932, PLACER-MINING POSSIBILITIES IN MONTANA, PART II. PLACER-MINING DISTRICTS IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 5, P. 23.
LYDEN, C.J., 1948, THE GOLD PLACERS OF MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 26, P. 35, 40-41.
GEACH, R.D., AND CHELINI, J.M., 1963, DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1962: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 33, P. 35.
LYDEN
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TRACES 18 IN. ABOVE BEDROCK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-75 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-80 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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