| Deposit ID | 10123486 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300230100 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dry Cottonwood Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Dry Cottonwood Creek Placer |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.6856, 46.2141 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1707 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Deer Lodge(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Orofino Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(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)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Deer Lodge |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005 N | 009 W | 02 | NWNESE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sapphire | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.6856, 46.2141 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300230100 |
CRIB
ALSO LOCATED IN SEC 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE MAS SEQ# 0300230079 - "DRY COTTONWOOD CREEK PLACER" AND MAS SEQ# 0300230099 THEY ARE IN THE SAME DRAINAGE AREA ND MAY BE PART OF THE SAME CLAIM OWNED/OPERATED BY AMERICAN GEM CORP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-MAY-98 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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