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Buffalo Gulch

Prospect in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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 10221600
MAS/MILS ID 0300430668
Record type Site
Current site name Buffalo Gulch

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.093, 46.493 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jefferson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009 N 004 W 34 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • Political location in record is Jefferson county. However, lat/long plots 1100 m inside adjacent Lewis and Clark county. The reference is unpublished and will be difficult to check. Original coordinates were: lat/long NAD27 46-29-35N 112-13-5W (46.4931 -112.2181); UTM N5149334 E406521 Z12N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Montana Principal, TWNSHP 009 N, RNG 004 W, Sect 34, Sect_fract <blank>. PLSS coordinates translate to 46.492 -112.093 (46 29 32N 112 05 35W). This is exactly one Range (9.6 km) east of the original lat/long which falls in T9N R5W Sect 34. Duplicate record 10167723 is identical in all fields except the county name which is Lewis and Clark, the correct county for the original lat/long. It is possible this is a corrected version of 10221600 because the old MAS id is higher (0300490668). Geonames finds Buffalo Gulch Jefferson county 40 km SW of the original lat/long, T5N R6W. Another Buffalo Gulch is located in N. Powell county, 30 km NW of the original lat/long. The original PLSS coordinates center on Buffalo Creek in Jefferson county. So the longitude was changed to agree with the PLSS coords and county name. Duplicate record 10167723 was deleted.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.093, 46.493
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Arlturus Resources Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Montana
    Year 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERY, D.W. MONTANA DIRECTORY - IN PREP.

Comments on the references

  • The abbreviated citation in the reference field is probably: Avery, D.W., Sweeney, T.M., and Satkoski, J., 1989, Principal deposits of strategic and critical minerals in Montana: Spokane, Wash., U.S. Bureau of Mines, unpaginated. (Prepared for publication as Information Circular but never released. A copy is on file at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte, Mont.)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-97 Avery, Dale U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 26-NOV-08 Schruben, Paul U.S. Geological Survey Fixed lat/long - county disagreement.

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