The Yourname Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Powell 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
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Yourname Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yourname Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Garnet Range Area
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Garnet Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): EASTWARD FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF THE BIG BLACKFOOT RIVER, THE LAT AND LONG. ARE ON THE CONFLUENCE OF YOURNAME CREEK AND DEER GULCH.
Comment (Production): GOLD REPORTED FROM DEER GULCH A TRIBUTARY OF YOURNAME CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 26, P. 89, 131
Reference (Production): MBMG MEM. NO. 26, P. 131
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.
