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Holmes Gulch Placer

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097812
MRDS ID D008085
Record type Site
Current site name Holmes Gulch Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.03421, 46.53879 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 7.0 KM S OF CAROL COLLEGE, HELENA. LAT LONG ARE ON THE HEAD OF THE CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helena(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 003W 07,08,18 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.03421, 46.53879
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bench Placers

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Helena District

Comments on the workings information

  • DRAG-LINE, SLUCING, DRY LAND DREDGE

Comments on development

  • SLUCING WAS DONE FROM THE HEAD OF THE CREEK TO 0.5 MI OF THE COUNTY RD THAT CROSSES HOLMES GULCH AND CONNECTS BURGESS AND SCHUELE PROPERTY WITH U.S. 10.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 16, 14-15.

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 26, P. 43, 46

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE STREAM BED BETWEEN THE DREDGE WORKINGS AND OLD SLUCING GROUND IS CONSIDERED TO BE SUITED FOR DRY-LAND DREDGING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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