The Cameron Creek Placer is a thorium mine located in Ravalli county, Montana at an elevation of 4,501 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
Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Thorium
Lat, Long: 45.9078, -113.95690
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Cameron Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cameron Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Thorium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Montana
County: Ravalli
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Unknown
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
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): PREVIOUS GSC ID # WO02548. USGS LIST OF JUNE 95 LISTED AS GSC ID# DO05561 (NEW #), ALSO USGS LAT/LONG OF N455500/W1135730 ONLY SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE MAS-MILS DATA.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS, GSC ID # LIST, JUNE 95.
Reference (Deposit): MIL SHEET NOS. 53-62,65-73, 75-111 AND 135-161
Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SECS 15,16,22,27,34 AND TIN, R19W SECS 3,4,9 AND 10
Reference (Deposit): 2MI NE SULA, ACCESS- GRAVELED ROAD OFF U.S. HIGHWAY 93
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 6365, 1964, P16-17
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8268, 1965, P18
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.
