Montana Gulch Placer

The Montana Gulch Placer is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,398 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

Name: Montana Gulch Placer  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 7,398 Feet (2,255 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.4339, -114.71420

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Montana Gulch Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Montana Gulch Placer
Secondary: Golden Key


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Challis National Forest


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: George Castle And Clayton Stewart, Ketchum, Id
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1984


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining 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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, IDAHO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MLA OPEN FILE

Reference (Deposit): MCHUGH AND OTHERS, 1989, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CHALLIS

Reference (Deposit): IDAHO.

Reference (Deposit): CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST, 1987, CASTLE, 2810 FILE, CHALLIS,

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, ID PAMPH NO. 83, P.29.

Reference (Deposit): REPORT, IN PREP.

Reference (Deposit): NO. 465, P. 219.

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3,

Reference (Deposit): US FOREST SERVICE; CHALLIS NAT. FOREST MINERAL FILES.

Reference (Deposit): BELL, 9TH ANN REPT. MIN. IND. OF ID, FOR 1907, P. 75-76.


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