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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BE009181 STEEL CREEK PLACER STEEL CREEK BEAVERHEAD
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
D010478 45.6 -113.3408
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
03S 14W 6
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
DILLON WISDOM WISDOM
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District: WISDOM
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10020004
Forest or Resource Area: BEAVERHEAD
Owner: P
Impact:
Report: "Mining began in the district about 1869 when Mike Steel, Edward Boyle, and Barney McDonald discovered placer gold in Steel Creek (Sassman, 1941, p. 28). Remains of the early placer operation are clearly visible along Steel Creek where the vallley floor meets outcropping granite bedrock along the mountain slope. Tailings from the old operations consist of cobbles of quartzite, granite, and aplite. The deposit resembles and ancient river channel. Placer production has been very small -- probably not more than a few thousand dollars." Geach, 1972
Screening Criteria Table
Information
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Visit: N
Comments: NO SITE VISIT; INACCURATE LOCATION. PLACER. PLOTS ON PRIVATE; STEEL CREEK RANCH.
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
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Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Geach, R.D., 1972, Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels) Beaverhead County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 85, 194 p.
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Type Comments: On the high terrace where the gravel meets outcropping residual granite boulders (Geach), resembles an ancient river channel; cobbles of quartzite, granitic rock and aplite.
Type Ref: Geach, R.D., 1972, Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels) Beaverhead County, Montana, MBMG Bulletin 85, 194 p.
Unknown:
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Year Discovered: 1869

End of report. Retrieved 5/5/2024 2:47:56 PM.

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