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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PO002156 | DOUGLAS CREEK PLACER | TOP O'DEEP | POWELL |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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300770302 | 46.8311 | -113.2253 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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12N | 13W | 3 | A | 5190093 | 283449 | 12 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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F | BUTTE | MISSOULA EAST | WILD HORSE PARKS |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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PLACER |
Commodities Identified |
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GOLD |
Information |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: MISSOULA Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10040103 Forest or Resource Area: LOLO Owner: M Impact: Report: Mined by an open-cut, 50-75 cu. yd. per day, with 400-500 cu. yd. per day waste, 4 acres disturbed, 0.5 acres reclaimed, start 1989 to 1992+, operator - Tykie Kriticos; owner - Bill Wheeler, Missoula (McCulloch, 1992). Mined by trommel and sluice. |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: N Comments: PLACER; REFERENCE FROM LYDEN (1948). DOUGLAS CREEK WORKED INTERMITTENTLY; BILK AND WEASEL GULCHES. |
Years | Dredge dry land | Dredge float | Ground sluicing | Boom dam | Drifting | Hydraulic | Pan rocker | Long Tom | Mercury |
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1990-1991 | Y |
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Gold: Y Silver: Titanium: Rare Earth Elements: Sapphire: Garnet: Tungsten: Platinum: Magnetite: Hematite: Pyrite: Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p. Geologic Source: Contact-metamorphic skarn Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p. Lag: Transported: Y Type Comments: Quaternary alluvium. Type Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p. Unknown: Fine: Coarse: Comments: Open cut, 3-4 acres disturbed in 1990; 4 acres in 1991, with 0.5 acres reclaimed; trommel and sluices. 100% public mineral ownership. Size Ref: Finess: Fineref: Spoil pile: Wash pile: Wash over: Wash under: Waste Ref: Year Discovered: 1865 |
End of report. Retrieved 8/24/2024 11:32:38 PM.
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