The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.
AIM Id | Name | Alternate Name | District | County |
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JF006541 | MITCHELL CREEK PLACER | MCCLELLAN-MITCH | JEFFERSON |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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300430343 | 46.5397 | -111.8458 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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09N | 02W | 15 | 5154146 | 435143 | 12 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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F | WHITE SULPHUR | CANYON FERRY DM | LOUISVILLE |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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PLACER |
Commodities Identified |
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GOLD |
Information |
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Agency: Region District: Ranger District: Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10030101 Forest or Resource Area: Owner: Impact: Report: Roby and others (1960) stated the Mitchell Placer was the largest in the McClellan District. IT went from ground sluicing before 1939 to a stationary wash-plant on the Lewis placer in 1939. Production from 35,000 cubic yards of gravel (1939-1940) yielded 302 fine ounces of gold and some silver ; all totaled valued at $10,599. |
Years | Dredge dry land | Dredge float | Ground sluicing | Boom dam | Drifting | Hydraulic | Pan rocker | Long Tom | Mercury |
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1939 | Y | ||||||||
1939-1940 | Y |
Information |
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Gold: Y Silver: Y Titanium: Rare Earth Elements: Sapphire: Garnet: Tungsten: Platinum: Magnetite: Hematite: Pyrite: Commodity Ref: Dingman, O.A., 1932, Placer-mining possibilities in Montana, MBMG Memoir 5, 33 p. Geologic Source: Geologic Source Ref: Lag: Transported: Type Comments: Type Ref: Unknown: Fine: Coarse: Comments: Size Ref: Finess: Fineref: Spoil pile: Wash pile: Wash over: Wash under: Waste Ref: Year Discovered: |
End of report. Retrieved 8/24/2024 11:27:08 PM.
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