The Missoula Gulch Placer is a gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.
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Mine Info
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Missoula Gulch Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Missoula Gulch Placer
Secondary: Summit Valley
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte 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: 1864
Discovery Year: 1864
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AU $11-14/OZ WHEN AU WAS VALUED AT $20.67/OZ.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): MISSOULA, BUFFALO, TOWN, AND PARROT GULCHES PRODUCED $1500000 AU, FROM 1864-1867. MISSOULA WAS THE RICHEST.
Comment (Location): LAT. LONG. ARE FOR MISSOULA GULCH AND US 15-90.
Comment (Deposit): ALSO INCLUDED BUFFALO, TOWN, AND PARROT GULCHES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 26, P. 139, 144-45.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 74, P. 18.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 5, P. 28.
Reference (Production): MBMG MEM 26, P. 144-45.
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.
