| Deposit ID | 60000304 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004303 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Slough Creek Drainage Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Absaroka Primitive Area |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.1427, 45.07632 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | PLACER DEPOSIT CLAIMS EXTEND 2 MILES NORTH AND 4.5 MILES SOUTH FROM THE MOUTH OF LAKE ABUNDANCE CREEK. OTHER CLAIMS WERE LOCATED ON WOLVERINE CREEK NEAR WOLVERINE PASS, AND AT THE SOUTHEAST END OF LAKE ABUNDANCE, AND ALONG ROCK CREEK AND GOLD RUN CREEK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Roundhead Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gardiner(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Yellowstone Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Park |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | -110.1427, 45.07632 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
WEDOW, H, ET AL., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ABSAROKA PRIM. AREA AND VICINITY, PARK AND SWEETGRASS CO., MONT., USGS BULL 1391-B, P. 101
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1980 | DOYLE, BRIEN (WELLS, JOHN) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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