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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BW000759 | UPPER AVALANCHE CREEK | BACKER/MISSOURI | BROADWATER |
MRDS | AMLI | MILS | Latitude | Longitude | Datum |
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300070349 | 46.7133 | -111.4872 |
Township | Range | Section | QSection | UTM Northing | UTM Easting | UTM Zone | UTM Datum |
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11N | 02E | 16 | 5173205 | 462759 | 12 |
Average Elevation | Elev Units | Land Owner | 250K Quad | 100K Quad | 24K Quad |
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F | WHITE SULPHUR | CANYON FERRY DM | WHITES CITY |
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: HELENA Forest Service Tract: Watershed Code: 10030101 Forest or Resource Area: HELENA Owner: N Impact: Report: Lyden (1948) quoted Pardee as estimating production to be at least $100,000 but no production recorded after 1904. Listed as developing in 1990 (McCulloch, 1991) and operating in 1991 by Steve Adams, Townsend (McCulloch, 1992). Production 50-60 cu yd per day from an open cut by trommel and sluice; 2.5 to 1 stripping ratio; 4 ft pay; 8 ft-10 ft overburden. |
Type | Condition | Ground Water | Photos Available? | Photo Numbers | Ownership | Comments |
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P01 | RECLAI | PRV | OPEN CUT PLACER. PROPERTY RECLAIMED IN 1995. |
Information |
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Mill Tailings: N Adit Discharge: N Metal Leaching: N Water Erosion: N Residence: N Hazardous Materials: N Open Adit: N Visit: N Comments: PLACER. MINERAL OWNERSHIP 100% PUBLIC. ACTIVE WORKING IN 1990'S. |
Years | Dredge dry land | Dredge float | Ground sluicing | Boom dam | Drifting | Hydraulic | Pan rocker | Long Tom | Mercury |
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1990-1992 | Y |
Information |
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Gold: Y Silver: Titanium: Rare Earth Elements: Sapphire: Garnet: Tungsten: Platinum: Magnetite: Hematite: Pyrite: Commodity Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p. Geologic Source: Paleoplacer gravels Geologic Source Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1992, Montana Mining Directory 1991, MBMG Bulletin 130, 135 p. Lag: Transported: Y Type Comments: Quaternary gravels composed of tan shales overlying quartzite cobbles and boulders of older gravels (9). OR Paleoplacer gravels lying on elevated benches. (10). Bench placer (14). Type Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 1991, Montana Mining Directory 1989-1990, MBMG Bulletin 129, 146 p. Unknown: Fine: Y Coarse: Y Comments: Trommel and sluice. 1.5 acres disturbed in 1991, total of 3 acres reclaimed by 1995. 100% private mineral ownership. Closed in 1996. Size Ref: McCulloch, R.B., 2001, Montana Mining Directory - 1995-1998, MBMG Miscellaneous Contribution 18, 136 p. Finess: Fineref: Spoil pile: Wash pile: Wash over: Wash under: Waste Ref: Year Discovered: 1800's |
End of report. Retrieved 5/7/2024 8:38:55 PM.
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