Deep Creek Placer

Past Producer in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10124109
MAS/MILS ID 0300390520
Record type Site
Current site name Deep Creek Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -113.33903, 46.79379 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elevation Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 012 N 014 W 15 N2SE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -113.33903, 46.79379

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Westmont Development Co.
    ID 2401728
    Home office Drummond, Mt
    Year 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    11 MI. W. OF DRUMMOND, MT & 7 MI. UP GARNET RD TO DEEP CREEK

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT JULY 1983

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-93 Avery, Dale U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/21/1989
MSHA mine ID2401728
Mine name (MSHA)Deep Creek Placer
Current operatorRocky Mountain Construction Company
Current controller (parent)Miller William G
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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