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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE000570 SAGINAW MINE BEAVERHEAD MTNS BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
01-267 300010033 45.2303 -113.4469
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
07S 15W 16 ABCC 5011165 307910 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
7305 F DILLON SALMON SELWAY MOUNTAIN
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
SILVER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: WISDOM
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Watershed Code: 10020004
Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: P
Impact: U
Report: Quote from Sassman (1941), " Dunc Wadams discovered the Saginaw copper mine in 1894. An extension of the vein was owned by miners, Edward Romain and Ralph Redcliff. These abandoned mines are on the south fork of the Big Hole River and fourteen miles south of Jackson. William Kidney and Mr. Ballenger leased the mine in 1900 and proceeded with its development. The machinery used at the mine proved inadequate to handle the water; consequently, operations were suspended in 1901. In 1916 the mine was again opened becausethe price of copper was high. Kidney and George North then hauled ore regularly over twenty-seven miles of rough roads to Brenner, Montana. From there it was shipped on the Gilmore and Pittsburg Railroad to Armstead where it was switched to the Oregon Short Line for shipment to Salt Lake City.
Screening Criteria Table
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Open Adit: Y
Visit: Y
Comments: No environmental impact on BNF administered land.
Rank Table
Information
Investigator: J. LONN
Date: 8/27/1996
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End of report. Retrieved 5/4/2024 10:51:41 AM.

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