Orphan Boy Placer

The Orphan Boy Placer is a gold mine located in Powell 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: Orphan Boy Placer  

State:  Montana

County:  Powell

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.47278, -112.91472

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Orphan Boy Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Orphan Boy Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Montana
County: Powell
District: Pioneer (Gold Creek) District


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.


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
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Royal Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): IN VALLEY OF WILLOW CR. MAY HAVE BEEN KNOWN AS MILL CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1967)

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IS ROUGH OR SLIGHLY WATERWORN. ITS SIZE IS FROM A PIN-HEAD TO WHEAT GRAIN.

Comment (Workings): A SIMILAR DEPOSIT NEARBY WITH AN IRREGULAR PAY STREAK HAD BEEN MINED FROM A CUT 250 FT LONG.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS RESTING ON TERT LAKE BED AND IS OVERLAIN BY INTERMEDIATE DRIFT


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS 978, P. 92, 96


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.