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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE000239 WEST FORK MADISON RIVER PLACER UNORGANIZED BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D007129 300010268 44.7606 -111.8317
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
12S 02W 27 4956471 434177 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7240 F NF ASHTON HEBGEN LAKE WINDY HILL
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER 10/2/2013 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: MADISON
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020007
Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: Lyden (1948) reported that, in 1941, 20 ounces of gold were recovered from this property by dryland dredge. The source of the gravels were speculated to be glacial gravels of the Gravelly Range or reconcentrated gravels from the Gravelly Range. Reported to be "pumpkin-seed gold" Scott, H.W., no date, unpublished report.
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1941 Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
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Platinum:
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Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Geologic Source: Glacial
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Gold-bearing gravel from auriferous glacial deposits.
Type Ref: Geach, R.D., 1972, Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels) Beaverhead County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 85, 194 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments: Pumpkin seed-sized gold in the upper portions.
Size Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Finess:
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