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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BE000245 | TRAIL CREEK PLACERS / BIG HOLE | HUGHES' BASIN | PIONEER | BEAVERHEAD |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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D004817 | 300010269 | 45.6739 | -113.8303 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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02S | 18W | 9 | 5061494 | 279556 | 12 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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F | DILLON | WISDOM | BIG HOLE BATTLEFIELD |
Property Type | Update Date | Who Updated |
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PLACER |
Commodities Identified |
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GOLD |
Information |
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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. |
Years | Dredge dry land | Dredge float | Ground sluicing | Boom dam | Drifting | Hydraulic | Pan rocker | Long Tom | Mercury |
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1869 | Y | ||||||||
1940 | Y |
Information |
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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: Size Ref: Finess: Fineref: Spoil pile: Wash pile: Wash over: Wash under: Waste Ref: Year Discovered: 1885 |
End of report. Retrieved 9/20/2024 7:02:13 PM.
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