Description
George Cowan, Robert Stanley, Gabe Johnson
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer Au-PGE
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockGravel · Gravels, Alluvium
Associated rockGranite · Boulder Batholith
StructureBoulder Batholith
Tectonic settingSouthwest From Montana Disturbed Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1864
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10071873
MRDS IDW015560
Alternate namesLast Chance Gulch, Tenmile Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.59129, -111.98005
References
LYDEN, C. J., 1948, THE GOLD PLACERS OF MONTANA, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEMOIR NO. 26 P. 56-57KOSCHMANN AND BERGENDAHL, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 610, P. 105