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Gold Coin, Montana

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Anaconda census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59711. It lies near Daly Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Silver Lake quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Gold Coin within Deer Lodge County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

123 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Gold Coin (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,131 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Recreation and ceremony50
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Natural21
Debris and open burning17
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeSTORM LAKE FLUME
8 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouthwestern Land Officenot named
7 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreSouthwestern Land Officenot named
6 September 1996Debris and open burning3.0 acresBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestSOUTHERN CROSS
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.9 acresSouthwestern Land Officenot named
3 September 1995Naturalunder an acreBeaverhead-Deerlodge National ForestRAINBOW POINT
29 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSouthwestern Land OfficeGRIZZLY
24 September 2002Smokingunder an acreSouthwestern Land Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Deer Lodge County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 126 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 126 workings within 5 miles of Gold Coin (historical): 49 occurrences, 49 past producers, 17 unknowns, 6 prospects. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cable MineGold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Iron, Zinc, Manganese, Arsenic, AntimonyPast Producer1866, 1867, 1957
Champaign Lode ClaimSilver, Lead, Zinc, CopperOccurrence1905
Clay Deposit West Side of Georgetown LakeBrick ClayOccurrenceUnconsolidated Sediments
Flint Creek MineGold, Silver, Bismuth, TelluriumPast Producer1906
Gold Coin MineGold, Silver, Copper, PlatinumPast Producer1898
Golden Eagle MineGold, Silver, Tellurium, BismuthPast Producer1906
H. L. M. ProspectTungsten, SilverPast ProducerScheelite
McKay AditLimestone, GeneralUnknown
Mickey Lode ClaimSilver, Gold, Manganese, BismuthProducer1946
Minnie LeeTungsten, Lead, SilverUnknown

Every working recorded in Deer Lodge County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Silver Lake (historical)0.5 miles16
Georgetown1.8 miles16
Cable City (historical)2.4 miles16
Southern Cross (historical)2.6 miles16
Stump Town10.9 miles16
West Valley11.9 miles16
Sunnyside13.9 miles21
Lost Creek15.7 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1786403. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.