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

Sites Table
AIM Id Name Alternate Name District County
BW000903 DIAMOND CITY PLACER MONTANA BAR CONFEDERATE GUL BROADWATER
MRDS AMLI MILS Latitude Longitude Datum
300070331 46.5978 -111.4217
Township Range Section QSection UTM Northing UTM Easting UTM Zone UTM Datum
10N 02E 25 5160336 467701 12
Average Elevation Elev Units Land Owner 250K Quad 100K Quad 24K Quad
F WHITE SULPHUR CANYON FERRY DM DIAMOND CITY
Property Type Update Date Who Updated
PLACER
Commodities Table
Commodities Identified
GOLD
Agency Info Table
Information
Agency: NF
Region District: R1
Ranger District:
Forest Service Tract:
Watershed Code: 10030101
Forest or Resource Area: HELENA
Owner: M
Impact:
Report:
Mining Methods Table
Years Dredge dry land Dredge float Ground sluicing Boom dam Drifting Hydraulic Pan rocker Long Tom Mercury
1866 Y
1880 Y
Placer Table
Information
Gold: Y
Silver:
Titanium:
Rare Earth Elements:
Sapphire:
Garnet:
Tungsten:
Platinum:
Magnetite:
Hematite:
Pyrite:
Commodity Ref: Johnson, E.A., 1973, Geology and gold deposits of the Confederate Gulch - White Gulch area, Broadwater County, Montana., MS thesis; Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology, Butte., 53 p.
Geologic Source: Low-grade lodes
Geologic Source Ref: Lyden, C.J., 1948, The Gold Placers of Montana, MBMG Memoir 26, 152 p.
Lag:
Transported: Y
Type Comments:
Type Ref: Wolle, M.S., 1982, Montana pay dirt: A guide to the mining camps of the Treasure State, Sage/Swallow Press Books, published by Ohio University Press, Athens, OH, 436 p.
Unknown:
Fine:
Coarse:
Comments: Hydraulic
Size Ref: Wolle, M.S., 1982, Montana pay dirt: A guide to the mining camps of the Treasure State, Sage/Swallow Press Books, published by Ohio University Press, Athens, OH, 436 p.
Finess:
Fineref:
Spoil pile:
Wash pile:
Wash over:
Wash under:
Waste Ref:
Year Discovered:

End of report. Retrieved 5/3/2024 6:29:25 AM.

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