The Independence Creek and Windy Hill Placer is a gold mine located in Powell county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Independence Creek and Windy Hill Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence Creek and Windy Hill Placer
Secondary: West Fork of Indepenence Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Pioneer (Gold Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Royal Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FROM WINDY HILL $20/OZ (968 FINE)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): LAT LONG ON MOUTH OF CREEK, WINDY HILL IS A THE HEAD OF THE W FORK OF INDEPENDENCE CREEK.
Comment (Deposit): AU WAS EXCEPTIONALLY ROUGH OR A LITTLE WATER WORN (WINDY HILL)
Comment (Workings): PITS, SLUICING
Comment (Deposit): MINE NEAR HEAD OF INDEPENDENCE CREEK IS ON E. SHOULDER OF WINDY HILL. NE SHOULDER OF WINDY HILL IS A TERRACE THAT WAS MINED, ALSO THE W. FORK OF INDEPENDENCE CREEK AND A CHANNEL WAS MINED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 978, P. 72, 77-8, 92-3
Principal Gold Districts of Montana
In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.
