| Deposit ID | 10099713 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014689 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bear Creek Placers |
| Related records | 10173235 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.32925, 46.71656 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 30 KM NORTHWEST OF DRUMMOND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bearmouth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Missoula East(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011N;012N;012N;012N | 014W;014W;013W;015W | 03,10,11,14;03,04,09,10,11,13,14,15,19,28,30,33,34;08,17,18;24 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | PARDEE ESTIMATED THE GROUND MINED UP TO 1917 AV. $30/CY IN AU, WITH PATCHES GOING AS HIGH AS $100/CY AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bearmouth Overthrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Deep Creek Anticline, Garnet Stock |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| District name | Garnet (First Chance) District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Valley Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 20000M |
| Overall width | 200M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014689 |
MBMG MEM NO 39, P. 26.
USGS BULL 660, P.231-35.
MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 35, 37, 38
USGS PP 610, P. 151
MBMG MEM NO 5, P. 23.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FELAN, TENMILE, CHICKEN RUN, AND KEARNS CREEKS, FIRST CHANCE, DEEP CREEK AND CAYUSE GULCHES HAVE BEEN MINED BY DREDGING, HYDRAULIC GIANTS, GROUND SLUICING, DRIFT MINING |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Krohn, Douglas H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 11/13/2024 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2402573 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Bear Creek Placer |
| Current operator | Bear Creek Placer LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Les (Eugene) L Towner; Rob Towner |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (431 m, 0.97 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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