Montana · Lewis and Clark County
Past Producer
Virginia Creek Placer
Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
Gold
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeSmall
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlBelow Stemple Mining Camp To Wilborn
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel,Glacial Sediment · Glacial Till
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1865
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References
USGS BULL 842, P. 87MBMG MEM 26, P. 55, 63.MBMG MEM 5, P. 24.USGS PP 610, P. 155.MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 63
Identification
Deposit ID10011776
MRDS IDD006899
Alternate namesTarhead, Lopear and Specimen Gulches
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.88546, -112.34257
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.