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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BE000239 | WEST FORK MADISON RIVER PLACER | UNORGANIZED | BEAVERHEAD |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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D007129 | 300010268 | 44.7606 | -111.8317 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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12S | 02W | 27 | 4956471 | 434177 | 12 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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7240 | F | NF | ASHTON | HEBGEN LAKE | WINDY HILL |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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PLACER | 10/2/2013 | PAH |
Commodities Identified |
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GOLD |
Information |
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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 Reported to be "pumpkin-seed gold" Scott, H.W., no date, unpublished report. |
Years | Dredge dry land | Dredge float | Ground sluicing | Boom dam | Drifting | Hydraulic | Pan rocker | Long Tom | Mercury |
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1941 | Y |
Information |
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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: 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: Fineref: Spoil pile: Wash pile: Wash over: Wash under: Waste Ref: Year Discovered: |
End of report. Retrieved 5/5/2024 6:52:47 PM.
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