The Daly Placer Mine is a gold mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana.
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Daly Placer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Daly Placer Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Georeetown (Southern Cross, Cable) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith
Type: L
Description: Cable Stock
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. INF. CIRC. 13, 1956, PL. 4
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 78, 1913, P. 264
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