| Deposit ID | 10124504 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W018118 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300630021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nine Mile Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Bay Chief |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.69818, 47.23458 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1268 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Missoula(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Horsehead Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Plains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lolo National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Missoula |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 017 N | 024 W | 18 | C N2 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium |
| Rock type qualifier | BELT SUPERGROUP |
| Rock unit name | ALLUVIUM/GLACIAL TILL |
| Ore Body (1) | -114.69818, 47.23458 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| District name | Nine Mile |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Joint Venture Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Antimony Corp. |
| Interest | 75 |
| Home office | 1250 Prospect Creek Road, PO Box 643, Thompson Falls MT 59873\n |
| Type | Joint Venture Partner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Eddy Peak Mining Co. |
| Interest | 25 |
| Year | 1948 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1874-1948 |
| Material | gold |
| Ore mined | 3.9mt |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300630021 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018118 | MAS references MRDS |
MBM G IC 20, 1957 P.39
SAHINEN, U.M., 1957, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, MISSOULA AND RAVALLI COUNTIES, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN NO. 8, 63 P.
LYDEN, C.J., 1948, THE GOLD PLACERS OF MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 26
LYDEN, C.J., 1987, THE GOLD PLACERS OF MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPRINT 6, P. 70-72.
WALL, BARRIE, 1983, TRACE ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION IN PLACER GOLD AS AN INDICATION OF GOLD SOURCE IN THE PRICHARD FORMATION, BELT SUPERGROUP, MONTANA: IN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS 1983, 79TH ANNUAL MEETING CORDILLERAN SECTION, P. 400
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ?PLACERS ARE CONTAINED IN A BELT ABOUT THREE MILES WIDE AND 14 MILES LONG (LYDEN, 1987). PLACERS IN THE LOWER NINE MILE VALLEY ARE LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE NINEMILE FAULT SCARP (SW OF THE BREAK IN SLOPE ON THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP) AND NORTHEAST OF NINEMILE CREEK. NORTH OF BURNT FORK CREEK, THE PLACERS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTRUSIVE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-MAY-98 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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