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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE000815 NORTH STAR PROPERTY / SOUTH STAR PIONEER MTNS BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300010229 45.8533 -113.0881
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
01N 12W 9 ADAD 5079130 337829 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
6280 F DILLON WISDOM DICKIE HILLS
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
LODE 10/16/1996 PAH
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
COPPER
GOLD
SILVER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: WISE RIVER
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Watershed Code: 10020004
Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: P
Impact: U
Report: North Star Property BE000815 This property consists of two patented claims at the edge of Forest Service property. Geach (1972) and Gilbert (1935) are the two references. The land was unpatented in 1935 and workings consisted of 1,000 feet of drifts on a flat lying, 18 inch to 2 foot quartz vein (Gilbert, 1935). Presently, there are two patented claims from which recorded production ranged from the years of 1931-32 and 1937-41 producing 424 tons of ore; 164 ounces of Au, 813 ounces Ag, and 141 pounds Cu (Geach, 1972). The host rock is described as quartzite (Missoula Group ?) under a shale layer (Geach, 1972). It was screened out because it is private.
Screening Criteria Table
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Comments: ALSO IN SECTION 10; PATENTED CLAIMS NORTH STAR AND SOUTH STAR
Rank Table
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Investigator: P. HARGRAVE
Date: 8/8/1996
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Drainage Basin: BIG HOLE RIVER
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