| Deposit ID | 10245708 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390374 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rock Creek Sapphire |
| Alternate or previous names | Anaconda-Sapphire Gulches, American Sapphire Gem Mine, Chaussee Sapphire Corp. Mine, Gem Mountain Mine, American Gem Corp. |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.61513, 46.25879 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cornish Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(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 | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 006 N | 016 W | 16 | NWSWSE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sapphire | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -113.61513, 46.25879 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rock Creek District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ted Smith |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Gem Corp., Greg Dhal |
| Home office | Helena, Mt |
| Year | 1995 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300390374 |
KUNZ, G. F., 1893, PRECIOUS STONES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, P. 760-762.
U.S. GEOLOGCIAL SURVEY BULLETIN 983, 1952, 100 P.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 82, 1971, P. 30.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 95, 1975, P. 36.
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 126, 1987,
P. 29-39.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 5-89, 1989,
P. 59-60.
MCCULLOCH, ROBIN, 1993, MONTANA MINING DIRECTORY 1992,
MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 131, P. 27.
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, ROBIN MCCULLOCH, MONTANA BUREAU OF
MINES & GEOLOGY, AUGUST 1995.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF PRINCIPAL U.S.
GEMSTONE PRODUCERS IN 1993; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL
INDUSTRY SURVEYS, P. 34.
MINING JOURNAL, 5-31-96, P.419.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-MAY-97 | Lowe, Nathan T. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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