Fish Creek Placer

The Fish Creek Placer is a silver and 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: Fish Creek Placer  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 45.8033, -112.47580

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Satelite image of the Fish Creek Placer

Fish Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fish Creek Placer
Secondary: See Cooley Cooly Gulch
Secondary: See Fish Creek Mine
Secondary: Fish Creek Placers


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Highland District


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Highland Gold Properties, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1990

Owner Name: Fish Creek Development
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1988


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Comment (Deposit): CLOSED - IN RECLAMATION. PART OF THE COOLEY (COOLY) GULCH / FISH CREEK PLACER AREA. THE CLAIMS (PATENTED) COVER 203 ACERS


References

Reference (Deposit): MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 129, 1991,


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.