Montana · Missoula County
Past Producer

Elk Creek Placer

Missoula County, Montana, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer Au-PGE
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlConfined To 1-2 Ft Of Gravel Next To Bedrock.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel
StructureBearmouth Overthrust, Garnet Stock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1886
Identification
Deposit ID10019108
MRDS IDDC08622
Alternate namesElk Creek Hydraulic, Warner, Davey, And McKevitt and Iverson Placers
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.89378, -113.38565
References
USGS BULL 660, P. 237-38.MBMG MEM NO 26, P. 108.MBMG BULL 8, P. 8, 11-16, 24.MBMG MEM NO 5, P. 27.5) USGS PP 610, P. 164.MBMG BULL 8, P. 8, 11-16. MBMG MEM 26, USGS PP 610.