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Ballard Hill, French Gulch, Job's Point Placers

Past Producer in Powell 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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098048
MRDS ID DC09530
Record type Site
Current site name Ballard Hill, French Gulch, Job's Point Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.96758, 46.51183 (WGS84)
Relative position MOUTH OF FRENCH GULCH IS 0.2 KM SW OF THE TOWN OF PIONEER. 5.0 KM S OF GOLDCREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Griffin Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 011W 27,28,33 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG ARE FOR MOUTH OF FRENCH GULCH. BALLARD MINE IS ON THE N SLOPE OF BALLARD HILL, JOBS POINT IS NEAR THE MOUTH OF FRENCH GULCH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1958)

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
    Rock unit name Terrace Deposit;Drift
    Rock description Terrace Deposit;Drift
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) Sediment or sedimentary rock
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Royal Stock

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • BALLARD MINE IS A REMNANT OF A TERRACE DEPOSIT CONCENTRATED FROM EARLIER GLACIAL DRIFT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1875
Production years TO 1890

Mining district

District name Pioneer (Gold Creek) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • MORE THAN $100,000 AU WAS WASHED FROM THE GRAVELS OF BALLARD MINE, FRENCH GULCH AND JOBS POINT

Comments on the workings information

  • SLUICING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 978, P. 75, 91

  • Production

    USGS BULL 978, P. 91.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAVEL IS THICKEST AT BALLARD MINE, MUCH THINNER ON JOBS POINT. IT CONTAINS SOME BOULDERS OF 2 FT OR MORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1981 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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