The Reservoir Hill Placer is a gold mine located in Powell county, Montana at an elevation of 4,961 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: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.51944, -112.97222
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Reservoir Hill Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reservoir Hill Placer
Secondary: Reservoir Placer Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Pioneer (Gold Creek) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Montana Gold And Chem. Co. (Resevoir Placermine)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): IT IS BETWEEN RESERVIOR GULCH AND GOLD CR.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION UNKNOWN BUT PROBABLY NOT LARGE.
Comment (Development): RESERVOIR PLACER MINE WAS ACTIVE IN 1956-57.
Comment (Geology): THIN LAYER OF GRAVEL CEMENTED WITH CALCIUM CARBONATE ON THE TOP OF THE TERRACE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 978, P. 91-2.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 10, P. 55.
Reference (Production): USGS BULL 978, P. 92.
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.
