Cooley Cooly Gulch Placer

Past Producer in Silver Bow 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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294623
MAS/MILS ID 0300930314
Record type Site
Current site name Cooley Cooly Gulch Placer
Alternate or previous names Cooly Gulch, See Fish Creek Mine, Highland Placer, Highlands Placer, See Fish Creek Placers

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.49588, 45.7971 (WGS84)
Elevation 2243
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pipestone Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jefferson(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge 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 Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001 N 007 W 32 NWNE Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.49588, 45.7971

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Alluvial Mining
Year of first production 1983
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Fish Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Highland Placer
    ID 2401727
    Home office Montana
    Year 1983
    First year 1983
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cimarron Corp.
    Home office California
    Year 1983
    First year 1983

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PATENTED CLAIMS COVER 203 ACEERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-MAY-98 Buckingham, David A. 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 07/30/1992
MSHA mine ID2401727
Mine name (MSHA)Highland Gold Properties Incorporated
Current operatorHighland Gold Properties Inc
Current controller (parent)Johns Willis Estate
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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