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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE000203 DYER / DYCE / DICE CREEK PLACER DYCE, DIES, OR DIAS CREEK BALDY MOUNTAIN BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
DC11392 300010262 45.2792 -113.0328
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
07S 12W 2 DDCC 5012280 340015 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
6430 F DILLON SALMON POLARIS
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 2/27/1995 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: BLM
Region District: BUTTE
Ranger District:
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Watershed Code: 10020002
Forest or Resource Area: DILLON
Owner: M
Impact: U
Report: Dyer (Dyce/Dies) Creek Placer BE000203 This placer falls both on the Mill Point and Polaris 7½' quadrangles, on both private and BLM land. Geach (1972) theorized that the source of the gold were the contact deposits in the Baldy Mountain district; similarly, Lyden (1948) thought the gold came from the veins of the Old Faithful and Garrett claims. Production records are limited to 1908 when 100 fine ounces were taken out of Dyer and May creeks (Lyden, 1948), but the placer was worked as early as 1868 to 1886 (Geach, 1972). Old placer workings are evident on both private and BLM land to the west of BLM road 1878, and above the junction of East and West Forks of Dyer Creek. One old water wheel remains at the junction of the east and west forks. An active (?) placer operation was located just below the junction of East Fork Dyer Creek and West Fork Dyer Creek on BLM land. It was reclaimed during the summer of 1994 during the time of this study. Mined by sluicing.
Screening Criteria Table
Information
Mill Tailings: N
Adit Discharge: N
Metal Leaching: N
Water Erosion: N
Residence: N
Hazardous Materials: N
Open Adit: N
Visit: Y
Comments: MBMG; PHYLLIS HARGRAVE; 06/16/94.
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1908 Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
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Commodity Ref: Geach, R.D., 1972, Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels) Beaverhead County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 85, 194 p.
Geologic Source: Contact lode deposits
Geologic Source Ref: Geach, R.D., 1972, Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels) Beaverhead County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 85, 194 p.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Tailings consist of cobbles of limestone, quartzite and diorite. Worked by "hand-methods".
Type Ref: Geach, R.D., 1972, Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels) Beaverhead County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 85, 194 p.
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Year Discovered: 1868
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: P. HARGRAVE
Date: 6/16/1994
Photos Available?:
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Drainage Basin: DYCE CREEK
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End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 4:39:18 PM.

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