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Man most likely first obtained gold from placer deposits more than 6000 years ago Placers account for more than twothirds of the total world gold supply and roughly half of that mined in the States of California Alaska Montana and IdahoPlacer deposits result from weathering and release of gold from lode deposits transportation of the gold and concentration of the gold dominantly in
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Some of these deposits are highly cemented with clay limonite or caliche carbonates more rarely by silica most eluvial placers are low grade in gold but some are of enormous volume tonnage much of the gold in eluvial placers is rough and irregular in form and the fineness is commonly only slightly higher than that in the primary deposits
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Placer gold along the upper portions of gold creek near deer lodge montana occurs in pliocene fossil alluvial placers pleistocene till and alluvium the upper gold creek placers yielded an estimated 175 to 200 kg gold during 1890 to 1990
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Cedar creek gold district located in mineral county montana cedar creek near superior montana offer the recreational gold panner and treasure hunter a wealth of opportunities old tailing piles and fresh placer movement entice gold seekers although quite rare
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Ogden mountain placer the ogden mountain placer is a gold mine located in powell county montana at an elevation of 6030 feet premium members have access to google dynamic maps
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20141026ensp enspin 1862 the first major placer was discovered in beaverhead county and it started a gold rush to montana argenta the argenta district is located 12 miles northwest of dillon and had a total production of 65350 ounces of gold in rattlesnake french and watson creeks in the stream gravels and bench deposits you can find placer gold
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20161026ensp enspgold has been mined from placer gold deposits up and down the state and in different types of environment initially rich easily discovered surface and river placers were mined until about 1864 hydraulic mines using powerful water cannons to wash whole hillsides were the chief sources of gold
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2020814ensp ensporegon placer deposits the most important mining regions of oregon are in the northeastern part of the state where both lode and placer gold have been found placer gold occurs in many streams that drain the blue and wallowa mountains one of the most productive placer districts in this area is in the vicinity of sumpter on the upper powder
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The fine gold 20 acre placer claim located on a large creek with a bonus spring this claim has great camping fishing and easy access there is an old rock cabin located on this claim as well 400000 sold gedc0922jpg 19 last chance 20 acre placer claim with easy access camping and a
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However during the early gold rush to montana it was the placer deposits that were first exploited and mined by the prospectors ground sluicing hydraulic methods and eventually bucket dredges were used to extract placer gold from hundreds of miles of creeks and rivers throughout montana evidence of these past mining operations can still
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Gold placer deposits of the pioneer district montana usgs survey bulletin 978c by jt pardee this book is a geologic guide of the historic diggings along gold creek the district encompasses about 80 square miles on the southwestern side of dear lodge valley in montana lots of placer gold has been and is still being mined in this
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The placer gold deposits occur in recent and quaternary stream gravels as well as in tertiary gravel deposits of unspecified origin the district was southwest of gold creek a station on the northern pacific and chicago milwaukee and st paul railroads about 10 miles west of the town of garrison
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1948 the gold placers of montana memoir no 26 montana bureau of mines and geology butte montana pardee joseph thomas 1933 placer deposits of the western united states ore deposits of the western states lindgren volume pp 419450 american institute of mining and metal engineering
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The boulder river placer is in basin montana historically the site has been associated with the basincataractcomet mining district which is now part of the deerlodge national forest the boulder river placer was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to reopen production size when active was considered to be small
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The discovery of gold in remote western montana attracted miners from throughout the region it was often said that the creeks and gulches had some of the richest placer gold deposits in the world the historic towns of bannack and virginia city also gained a reputation as some of the most violent and dangerous mining camps in the west
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The oldest group consists of placer claims which follow the bed of indian creek and were located in the 1860s the little giant and w a clark claims located on giant hill in the northeast quarter of section 2 were discovered in the late 1860s and later worked in the 1870s and 1880s 1933 some gold deposits in broadwater beaverhead
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20201219ensp enspmost of the gold in montana is found in the western half of the state where it was discovered in 1852 on gold creek in powell countyvery rich deposits were found in 1863 in creek near virginia city created a gold rush since that discovery montana has produced over 17752000 ounces of gold that is ranked as the seventh largest gold producing state in the united states
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20201118ensp enspmany gold deposits in montana are impressive montana has produced some of the largest gold nuggets in the us and several gold deposits potentially are economic the geology of the state is favorable for many additional discoveries particularly since the state is underlain by an archean craton similar to the great gold districts in australia canada and south africa additionally montana has
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There are two types of deposits here late pleistocene goldbearing terrace deposits about 100 above creek level and recent gravel bars in creek beds both of these rock types are gold bearing hillside alluvials the source of the placer gold in this area is the gold lodes near bannack though the exact source was never found
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Gold mining deposit report for deposit usgs10019758 usgs10019758 in beaverhead county montana
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20101028ensp enspgold placer deposits of the pioneer district montana bv j t pardee abstract the first discovery of gold in montana was made in 1852 in the alluvium along gold creek in the pioneer district the deposit was low grade but in time richer gravels were found nearby little mining was done before 1870 owing to the
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Montana placer gold locations monday 21 december 2020 montana gold maps panning placer gold in montana gold deposits of montana march 2017 montana gold maps claims rivers in montana that are full of gold where can i find gold in montana usgs
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Historic gold lucky annie 20 acre placer claim elliston district powell county montana the historic lucky annie placer mining claim for sale a 20 acre unpatented placer mining claim
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The montana department of environmental quality reports the cedar creek mining district known primarily for its placer deposits encompasses cedar quartz and trout creeks rising near the crest of the northward extension of the bitterroot mountain rangethe creeks flow northeastward to enter the clark fork river above superior sahinen 1935
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20201028ensp enspincludes 166 placer gold deposits towns in the vicinity missoula elliston helena lolo national forest ghost towns miners camps and historical towns 9 kalispell gold maps 118 gold sites includes 30 placer gold deposits active gold prospectors clubs claims area
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Its impossible to discuss gold panning in montana without mentioning helena the states capital city helena owes its existence to montanas 19thcentury gold rush established in 1862 as a mining camp it quickly became one of the largest producers of gold in all of montana last chance gulch was one helenas most popular prospecting locations
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The radersburg on the eastern flank of the elkhorn mountains placer gold is present in many of the creeks in this area the jardine district is located north of yellowstone national park it has extensive hardrock deposits and has also produced its fair share of placer gold as well the entire area around cooke city montana has significant
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The richest placer ground was found at montana bar at the foot of gold hill roughly two acres produced more gold per acre than any other placer in montana while one pan reportedly contained a high of 1400 in gold historical gold price it was not uncommon to wash out 1000 from a pan full of montana
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