The Holmes Gulch Placer is a gold mine located in Jefferson 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
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Holmes Gulch Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Holmes Gulch Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Montana
County: Jefferson
District: Helena 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
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
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE STREAM BED BETWEEN THE DREDGE WORKINGS AND OLD SLUCING GROUND IS CONSIDERED TO BE SUITED FOR DRY-LAND DREDGING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): SLUCING WAS DONE FROM THE HEAD OF THE CREEK TO 0.5 MI OF THE COUNTY RD THAT CROSSES HOLMES GULCH AND CONNECTS BURGESS AND SCHUELE PROPERTY WITH U.S. 10.
Comment (Workings): DRAG-LINE, SLUCING, DRY LAND DREDGE
References
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 16, 14-15.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG MEM 26, P. 43, 46
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.
