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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PO004870 | PIKES PEAK CREEK PLACER | SEE PIONEER AND GOLD CREEK | PIONEER | POWELL |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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DC09525 | 300770181 | 46.4989 | -112.9069 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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09N | 10W | 30 | 5151028 | 353670 | 12 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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F | BUTTE | BUTTE NORTH | ROCK CREEK LAKE |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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PLACER |
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GOLD |
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Agency: NF Region District: R1 Ranger District: Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 17010201 Forest or Resource Area: Owner: Impact: Report: Listed with Gold Creek, and Pioneer placers in Krohn and Weist (1977), with total production of 246,200 ounces of gold between the years of 1852-1959. Quaternary gravel was placered by surface means. They are on the Garrison 15-min. quadrangle. From McClernan (1976): About half the gold produced from this district before dredging started in 1934 is believed to have been produced from this area. The placers occur in terrace deposits 5 to 6 feet thck. At Batterton Bar, most of the gravel in the deposit is in angular to subagular cobbles and boulder of quartzite and hornfels. The gravel parts of the deposits are well sorted and washed. Most of the gold occurs as small particles, although a few nuggets have been found. Downstream from the end of the glacial moraine, a narrow pay streak near bedrock was mined by sluicing and by drifting wherever the overburden was extensive. Later, the part of this deposit below Treadwater Bar was reworked by a dragline and washing-plant operation. |
Years | Dredge dry land | Dredge float | Ground sluicing | Boom dam | Drifting | Hydraulic | Pan rocker | Long Tom | Mercury |
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1934 | Y | ||||||||
1935 | 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: Pleistocene glacial dep. Geologic Source Ref: Loen, J.S., 1986, Origin of gold placers in the Pioneer district, Powell County, Montana:, Fort Collins, Colorado State University, M.S. thesis,, 164 p. Lag: Transported: Y Type Comments: Glacial outwash; terrace deposits. Cobbles and boulders of quartzite and hornfels. Type Ref: Loen, J.S., 1986, Origin of gold placers in the Pioneer district, Powell County, Montana:, Fort Collins, Colorado State University, M.S. thesis,, 164 p. Unknown: Fine: Y Coarse: Comments: Size Ref: McClernan, H.G., 1976, Metallic mineral deposits of Powell County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 98, 69 p. Finess: 0.8838 Fineref: Loen, J.S., 1986, Origin of gold placers in the Pioneer district, Powell County, Montana:, Fort Collins, Colorado State University, M.S. thesis,, 164 p. Spoil pile: Wash pile: Wash over: Wash under: Waste Ref: Year Discovered: 1862 |
End of report. Retrieved 10/2/2024 6:00:22 AM.
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