| Deposit ID | 10108527 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC11719 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rattlesnake Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.85922, 45.28046 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | ON CREEK AROUND ARGENTA AND DOWNSTREAM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Argenta(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006S;007S | 010W;010W | 28,29,33,34;02,03,11 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.85922, 45.28046 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Production years | INTERMITTENT SINCE 1870 |
| District name | Argenta District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC11719 |
MBMG MEM 26, P. 8.
USGS BULL 574, P. 66.
MBMG BULL 85, P. 170.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1982 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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