The Dutchman Placer is a gold mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.43556, -112.38333
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Dutchman Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dutchman Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Elliston District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bill Hildenbrandt
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1959
Discovery Method: 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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): IMPROVEMENTS; CUT - 50'L X 8'W X5'S, 2 SHAFTS, CAVED
Comment (Geology): THE BATHOLITH IS CAPPED WITH LAVA FLOW OF BASALT AND ANDESITE COMPOSITION
Comment (Commodity): GOLD OCCURS IN MINUSCULE PORTIONS NO ASSAY WAS DONE
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1959 (AMENDED)
References
Reference (Deposit): 1961 DIREXPL USFS
Reference (Deposit): FS FILES
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.
