Rocker Placer

The Rocker Placer is a gold mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana.

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

Name: Rocker Placer  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.00222, -112.60556

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Rocker Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rocker Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Butte District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: British-Butte Mining Co.
Years: 1908 -


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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Boulder Batholith


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNT OF GOLD.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN GRAVEL UNIFORMLY SMALL.

Comment (Workings): 5 CF RISDON ELECTRIC DREDGE WAS PUT IN GULCH, AND A SHAFT WITH BORE HOLE AT BOTTOM WAS PUT A FEW HUNDRED YDS NW OF DREDGE. SHAFT 670 FT DEEP, THE DRILL HOLE 500 FT. DID NOT REACH BEDROCK.

Comment (Location): WORK DONE IN GULCH AND IN LAKE BED.


References

Reference (Production): MBMG MEM 26, P. 144.

Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 26, P. 139, 144


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

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.