| Deposit ID | 10038145 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045433 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Miles City |
| Geographic coordinates: | -105.86261, 46.41772 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 719 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | NEAR MILES CITY, Est. Exact Location Is Not Known. Location Shown Is On East Bank Of Yellowstone River On Northwest Side Of Miles City |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Miles City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Miles City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Miles City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Yellowstone-Sunday(hydrologic unit)
Lower Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 047E | 28 | NW4 OF SW4 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Platinum Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| 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 | ||
| |||
| (1) | -105.86261, 46.41772 |
|---|
| General form | GRAVEL ACCUMULATIONS |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045433 |
KEMP, J.F., 1902, THE GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM AND ASSOCIATED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 193, P. 57.
LYDEN, C.J., 1948, THE GOLD PLACERS OF MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 26, 152 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | KEMP SIMPLY SAYS PT HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM NEAR MILES CITY. DAY AND RICHARDS DO NOT SHOW PT IN THEIR ANALYSES OF BLACK SANDS FROM THE AREA AND MILES CITY IS NOT MENTIONED IN LYDEN. M.L. ZIENTEK (ORAL COMMUN., 1991) INDICATES THE OCCURRENCE IS POSSIBLY A PLACER |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-75 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.