| Deposit ID | 10400175 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Butte placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Bow Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.52989, 46.0249 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Butte North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| 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 > Gravel | ||
| Rock type qualifier | GRAVEL | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.52989, 46.0249 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure name | NUMEROUS FAULTS. |
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Discoverer | Frank Ruff, Bud Baker, Peter Slater |
| Year of first production | 1864 |
| Year of last production | 1959 |
| District name | Butte |
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| Year | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1864-1959 |
| Material | Au |
| Ore mined | 11mt |
| Accuracy | Accurate |
KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 610, P. 169-170.
LYDEN, C.J., 1948, THE GOLD PLACERS OF MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 26, P. 143-146.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.