The data below represent everything available in the MBMG Abandoned and Inactive Mines (AIM) database.

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE000191 FRYING PAN BASIN PLACER ARGENTA BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D008861 300010270 45.2839 -112.7192
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
06S 09W 28 BCDD 5015707 365170 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F DILLON DILLON BOND
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 4/4/1995 JEW
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: BUTTE
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020002
Forest or Resource Area: DILLON
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: The source of the gold was speculated to be the lode mines at Argenta (Lyden 1948). Production was reported in 1932. No mention of mercury being used was found.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings:
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Open Adit:
Visit: N
Comments: MBMG GEOLOGIST: JACK WATSON; UNABLE TO LOCATE SITE
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
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Garnet:
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Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Geach, R.D., 1972, Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels) Beaverhead County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 85, 194 p.
Geologic Source:
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Unknown:
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Year Discovered: 1932-1933
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: J. WATSON
Date:
Photos Available?:
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Sensitive Environments within 2 miles of Site or 15 miles Downstream:
Population within 0-0.25 miles:
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Public Interest:

End of report. Retrieved 4/27/2024 4:36:05 PM.

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