Dry Cottonwood Creek

The Dry Cottonwood Creek is a sapphire mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 4,800 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: Dry Cottonwood Creek  

State:  Montana

County:  Deer Lodge

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Sapphire

Lat, Long: 46.2428, -112.73280

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Satelite image of the Dry Cottonwood Creek

Dry Cottonwood Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dry Cottonwood Creek
Secondary: Dry Cotonwood Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Sapphire
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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.


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEE MAS SEQ# 0300230100 "DRY COTTONWOOD CREEK PLACER" AND MAS SEQ# 0300230079 "DRY COTTONWOOD CREEK". THEY ARE IN THE SAME DRAINAGE AREA AN MAY BE PART OF THE SAME CLAIM AREA OWNED/ OPERATED BY AMERICAN GEM CORP.


References

Reference (Deposit): CRIB

Reference (Deposit): ALSO LOCATED IN SEC 29,33,34,35


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.