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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE000245 TRAIL CREEK PLACERS / BIG HOLE HUGHES' BASIN PIONEER BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D004817 300010269 45.6739 -113.8303
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
02S 18W 9 5061494 279556 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F DILLON WISDOM BIG HOLE BATTLEFIELD
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: WISDOM
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020004
Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: M
Impact:
Report: Lyden (1948) stated that this tributary of the North Fork of the Big Hole River was placered in the upper portion and two tributaries (May Creek and Placer Creek) also contained placer gold. Placer Creek was reported to be worked in 1938 by a drag-line shovel.
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1869 Y
1940 Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite: Y
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Geologic Source:
Geologic Source Ref:
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments: Ancient river channel
Type Ref: Geach, R.D., 1972, Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels) Beaverhead County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 85, 194 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments:
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Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
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Waste Ref:
Year Discovered: 1885

End of report. Retrieved 5/5/2024 9:01:13 PM.

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