Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryREE, Titanium, Metal, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formGRAVEL ACCUMULATIONS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Ilmenite, Monazite, Platinum
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingRocky Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10038142
MRDS IDM045428
Alternate namesMaywood Placer, Summit Placer, Montana Tonapah
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.42128, -113.16452
References
DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1202-1203.EMMONS, W.H., AND CALKINS, F.C., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBURG QUADRANGLE, MONATANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 78, P. 153, 264, PL. 2.DINGMAN, O.A., 1932, PLACER-MINING POSSIBILITIES IN MONTANA, PART II. PLACER-MINING DISTRICTS IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 5, P. 23.LYDEN, C.J., 1948, THE GOLD PLACERS OF MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MEMOIR 26, P. 35, 40-41.GEACH, R.D., AND CHELINI, J.M., 1963, DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTERPRISES, 1962: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 33, P. 35.